Nicholson is an excellent and spacious harb.; there is wharfage accommodation for vessels drawing 25ft. There is sufficient water for the largest ships. Charges. Light dues 4d and 6d ton. Shifting Id ton. Port charges 2d ton. Ballast 5/ ton. Pilotage. (In and out), sailing vessels of 500 tons or under 6d reg. ton; over 500 tons, first 500 tons 6d, for every ton over 500 tons 4d; steamers of all sizes two-thirds of the rates for sailing vessels.

WEYMOUTH, N.S. Lat. 44° 26' N ; long. 66° W. Tr.E. Deals and boards, principally to Great Britain and West Indies. Accn. Vessels of 15ft dft. can cross bar at OST., and lie aground alongside of wharves. Charges. Port dues id ton. Pilotage. Nominal, say 12/ to 15/. WHAMPOA.-See Canton.

WIBORG, Russia. Lat. 60° 43' N; long. 28° 45' E. Pop. 13,000. Tr.-I. Sugar, coffee, salt, coals, wine, spirits, grain, herrings, tallow, &c.; E. Timber, butter, bristles, candles. Accn. Vessels drawing 10ft can ascend to Wiborg. Charges. Expenses of a vessel of 1,247 tons, ballast in and deals out, about £170. Vessels drawing 15ft can enter outer port of Drang. sound, which is about ten miles from Wiborg. Pilotage. From £3 15s Id for vessels of 9ft dft. to £9 16s 6d for vessels of 22ft dft. WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany. Lat. 53° 32′ N; long. 8° 9' E. Tr.-I. Coals, timber, and

bricks; E. Oats, beans, and peas. Accn. A tidal harb. and three dry docks. Sp. rise 12ft, and N. 9ft. Charges. On barque, 400 tons, cargo in and ballast out, £97 18s 4d. Pilotage. On a brig of 180 tons, cargo in and ballast out, drawing 14ft, loaded: Sea pilotage to dock 87/, into dock 11/, out of dock 6/, to sea 50/.

WILMINGTON, California, U.S. Lat. 33° 43′ N; long. 118° 15' W. Pop. 800. Tr.-I. Coal, iron, lumber, general merchandise; E. Grain, wool, wine, and fruits. Accn. Has 1oft of water on the bar at LT. and 15ft at OHT. The harb. within the bar has a ship channel several miles in length, with a depth of 26ft at LT. at the lower end, shoaling after 2 miles to 16ft. Charges. No port charges.

WILMINGTON, Cape Fear River, U.S. Lat. 34° 11' N; long. 77° 50′ W. Pop. About 17,000. Tr. -I. Salt, general merchandise, &c.; E. Rice, turpentine, resin, cotton, wood, &c. Accn. Depth of water 16ft at LT. from the mouth of the Cape Fear River to Wilmington, 12 to 20ft alongside the wharves. Charges. On a vessel of 179 reg. tons £35 14s 7d. Pilotage. Bar pilotage, from 1 18s old for 6 and under 64ft to £13 14s 103d for 17 and under 18ft. River pilotage, from Smithville to Wilmington and vice versa, from £2 os 1d for 6 and under 6ft to £9 6s id for 15 and under 15ft; from Five Fathom Hole to Wilmington and vice versa, from 1 98 74d for 6 and under 6ft to £6 6s 10ld for 15 and under 15ft; from Smithville to Brunswick, or from Brunswick to Wilmington or vice versa, half the rate from Smithville to Wilmington; from Smithville to Five Fathom Hole, from Five Fathom Hole to Brunswick, from Brunswick to Campbell's Island, from Campbell's Island to Wilmington or vice versa, one quarter the rate from Smithville to Wilmington. Pilotage must be paid whether pilot is employed or not.

WILMINGTON Delaware, U.S. Lat. 39° 47' N ; long. 75° 48′ W. Pop. About 35,000. Tr.-Ï. General merchandise, &c.; E. Powder, cars, machinery, watches,

flour, corn, meal, &c. Accn. Vessels drawing 17ft can reach the town at HW. Charges. None. Pilotage. None.

WINDSOR, N.S. Lat. 45° N; long. 64° 9′ W. Tr.-I. Shipbuilding materials; E. Deals and plaster. Accn. Port perfectly safe for a vessel drawing 14ft, which can lie in mud alongside wharves. At HWST. 48ft; N. 40ft; at LW. channel is almost dry. Charges. No charge is made for wharfage. 2/1 at custom-house the only port charge. Towage. In 24d, and ovt, loaded 4d ton.

WISBY, Sweden. Lat. 57° 40′ N; long. 18° 16' E. Pop. 16,000. Tr.-E. Marble, lime, cattle, and hops. The forests produce large trees fit for exportation. Accn. 14 to 16ft in the new harb., and in the old harb. 11 to 13ft. Charges. Moderate. On a vessel of 129 reg. tons, cargo of coals in and ballast out, about £10. Pilotage. On vessel drawing 11ft in and 8ft out, 14/3.

WISMAR, Germany. Lat. 53° 53' N; long. 11° 28' E. Pop. 16,000. Tr.-Same as Rostock. Accn. Close to the town there are 16ft of water, but the roads are safe and deep. Charges. A little cheaper than Rostock. Pilotage. See Warnemunde. Towage. See Rostock.

WOLGAST, Germany. Lat. 54° 4' N; long. 13° 52′ E. Pop. 6,000. Tr.-E. Wheat, &c. Accn. 15ft in the harb.; vessels drawing more than 13ft must lighten at Ostertief. Charges. Port charges of a vessel 110 tons £7 10s. Pilotage. On vessel of 210 reg. tons loaded £2 45. Towage. From Wolgast to sea on vessel of 198 tons, 12ft dft., about £7 6s. YARMOUTH, N.S. Lat. 43° 50' N ; long. 66° 10' W. Pop. 8,000. Tr.-E. Fish, lumber, and deals. Accn. Vessels of any dft. can enter at half tide; vessels of 16ft dft. can lie afloat at any of the wharves. Charges are low. Harb. dues 14/7. Wharfage and labour cheap. Pilotage. In and out about Id ton. Towage. 2d reg. ton inward and outward. YENIKALE.-See Kertch.

YOKOHAMA, Japan. Lat. 35° 26' N ; long. 139° 40′ E. Pop. 50,000. Tr.-I. Dry goods, coal, petroleum, sugar, &c.; E. Tea, silk, lacquer ware. Accn. It is a good and safe port for vessels of any size. Sp. rise 6ft; N. 4ft. A graving dock 393 by 82 by 21ft, and dry dock 300 by 52 by 14ft. Charges. Expenses of a vessel 1,188 tons, cargo coal in and ballast out, £438 175 5d. Pilotage. In or out 12/6 foot.

YSTAD, Sweden. Lat. 55° 27' N; long. 13° 30' E. Pop. 8,000. Tr.-I. Coals, iron, salt, potatoes, oilcake, bones; E. Grain, oak, timber, beech, staves, and firewood. Accn. A safe harb. with a fine quay. Vessels of 16ft dft. can lie alongside the pierhead. Ystad is situated about 36 miles ESE. of Malmo. A patent slip 250 by 16ft for vessels up to 300 tons. Charges. For a vessel of 150 tons 13 to 15. Pilotage. On a ship of 150 reg. tons :--(a) coming with cargo from a foreign port, and going with cargo to a foreign port, (b) coming with cargo from, and going in ballast to a foreign port, (c) coming in cargo from a foreign port, and clearing coastwise in ballast:-(a) in, 12ft, 14/2; out, 12ft, 14/21; (b) in, 12ft, 14/4; out, 9ft, 9/4; (c) in, 12ft, 14/2}; out, 9ft, 9/4. Towage. 16s 7d for vessels up to 250 reg. tons, above that size about Id per reg. ton.

ZANTE, Greece.-Lat. 37° 47' N; long. 20° 54′ 42′′ E. Pop. 20,000. Tr.-I. Lumber, sugar, coffee, iron, coal, petroleum, &c.; E. Currants, olive oil, and wine. Accn. A capacious harbour. Ships anchor in from 10 to 12 fms at a distance of 500 to 1000 yds from and opposite to the town, sheltering themselves behind a mole or jetty when the wind is from the N.E. Charges. 15c. per ton with cargo in and out, 10c. per ton with cargo one way only. Expenses of loading a vessel of 298 tons about £51. Pilotage. From 7 to 21/.

ZEBU, Philippine Islands. Lat. 10° 17' N ; long. 130° 06′ E. Pop. 10,000. Tr.-E. Chiefly sugar and hemp. Accn. Vessels (merchant) generally anchor SSW. of the fort, in 7 fms of water. Charges. On a vessel of 870 tons £103. Pilotage. On a vessel of 869 tons, in ballast inwards, and outwards with cargo of sugar, shells, hemp, &c., in or out £10. On a ship of 1,434 tons reg. (1,763 Spanish tons), ballast in, and cargo of sugar and hemp out, shifting anchorage 1 os 10d, inwards £5 16s 8d, outwards £2 18s 4d.

ZIERIKZEE, Holland. THW. 2h; Sp. rise 10ft; N. 9ft. Tr.-I. Coals, wine, and provisions; E. Madder. Accn. Harb. about 1 miles long, with accn. for ships drawing 16ft. There are also two shipbuilding yards. Charges. On a vessel drawing 15ft 12 11s 8d. Pilotage. On vessel of 226 reg. tons, 15ft dft, inward £5 15s, in winter from Oct. 1 to April 1, 18/6, in harb. 15/10, to sea 21/4, in winter 24/, moving each time 2/6. Towage. Under 300 to 1,000 tons, Helvoet to sea, from £6 5s to 13 6s 8d; ditto to Zierikzee, or vice versa £9 3s 4d to £18 6s 8d; ditto to Dordrecht £6 135 4d to £15 16s 8d; Zierikzee to sea £4 35 4d to £10; ditto to Dordrecht £10 to £17 10s; sea to Zierikzee or Helvoet £7 10s to 19 11s 8d; each 10 tons above 1,000, 4d. Two ships being towed together, each ship pays £1 13s 4d less; the second vessel has to use one hawser. One ship wishing two boats pays £3 6s 8d more for the second boat.

TARIFFS OF ALL NATIONS.

Corrected to October 15th, 1889.

1.-UNITED KINGDOM.

Articles subject to import duties in the United Kingdom, and the rate of duty levied upon each article, distinguishing the duties levied as ordinary import duties and those levied to countervail Excise and other Inland Revenue duties upon British productions, according to the tariff in operation at the present time No export duties are levied in the United Kingdom.

ORDINARY IMPORT DUTIES.

Cocoa. Raw, per lb., id.; husks and shells, per cwt., 2s.; cocoa or chocolate, ground, prepared, or in any way manufactured, per lb., 2d. Coffee.-Raw, per cwt., 14s.; kiln-dried, roasted, or ground, per lb., zd. Chicory.-Raw or kiln-dried, per cwt., 13s. 3d.; roasted or ground, per lb. 2d. ; coffee, chicory, or other vegetable matter applicable to the uses of coffee or chicory, roasted and ground, mixed, per lb., 2d. Fruit (Dried).-Currants, figs, fig-cake, plums not preserved in sugar, prunes, and raisins, per cwt., 7s.

Tea, per lb., 6d Tobacco, per lb.-Unmanufactured: stemmed or unstemmed, containing in every 100 lbs. weight thereof 10 lbs. or more of moisture, 3s. ed.; containing less than 10 lbs. of moisture, 3s. 6d.; manufactured: cigars, 5s.; cavendish or negrohead, 4s. 6d.; snuff, containing in every 100 lbs. weight thereof, more than 13 lbs. of moisture, 35. 9d.; not more than 13 lbs. of moisture, 4s. 6d.; other manufactured tobacco, and cavendish or negrohead manufactured in bond from unmanufactured tobacco, 4s.

Wine, per gallon.-Containing less than 30 degrees of proof spirits, 1s.; containing 30 and less than 42 degrees of proof spirits, 2s. 6d. With an additional duty of 3d. per gallon for every degree of strength beyond the highest above specified. Degree not to exceed fractions of the next higher degree. Additional duty on sparkling wine imported in bottle, not exceeding the proved market value of 15s. the gallon, 1s.; exceeding that value 2s. 6d.

IMPORT DUTIES TO COUNTERVAIL EXCISE DUTY. Beer and Ale, the worts of which were, before fermentation, of a specific gravity of 1,057 degrees, per barrel of 36 gallons, 6s. 6d. ; and so in proportion for any difference in gravity. Beer, Mum, and Spruce, per barrel of 36 gallons, the worts of which were, before fermentation, of a specific gravity not exceeding 1,215 degrees, £1 6s.; exceeding 1,215 degrees, £1 105. 6d.

Spirits and Strong Waters.-Rum, brandy, Geneva, and unenumerated spirits, per proof gallon, 10s. 4d. ; liqueurs, cordials, or other pre. parations containing spirits, in bottle, not tested for strength, per gallon, 145.; perfumed spirits and Cologne water, per gallon, 16s. 6d.

Ether, Sulphuric, per gallon, L1 5s.

Ethyl, Iodide of, per gallon, 138.

Naphtha, purified so as to be potable, per proof gallon, 10s. 4d,

Soap (Transparent), in the manufacture of which spirit has been used per lb., 3d.

Varnish, containing alcohol. See Spirit Duties.

IMPORT DUTIES TO COUNTERVAIL STAMP DUTIES.

Plate (Gold), per oz. troy, 178.

Plate (Silver), per oz. troy, is. 6d.

Playing Cards, per dozen packets, 35. 9d.

Note as to Articles charged with Import Duties.-In this return sub-divi. sions of articles of a similar nature, and subject to the same rate of duty, are classed under one head. The total number of articles and sub-divisions of articles in the English tariff of Import Duties, was 53 in May, 1875, as compared with 397 in 1859, and 1,046 in 1840.

Acetic Acid.-See Vinegar.

Acids. See Bleaching Materials.

Agricultural Machines.-See Iron, &c. (Machinery).

Ale.-See Beer and Ale.

Alkali.-B. 4% a v; BG. 7% a v; CGH. Caustic soda 10% a v, other kinds 15% a v; C. Manures free, other kinds 64% a v; DC. Soda (other than sal, caustic, silicate) 20% a v, other alkalis free; I. Free; Ja. Soda free, others 12% a v; M. Articles generally used as manures free, others 6% a v; N. 7% a v; NF. 13% a v; NSW. Soda crystals 20/ per ton, others free; NZ. Ash caustic and sulphate, silicate, nitrate tree, bicarbonate and soda crystals 20/ per ton, carbonate 40/ per ton; Q. Soda and crystals 40 per ton, bicarbonate of soda 20, caustic soda 30, nitrate 5% a v, other 74% a v; SA. Soda crystals 40 per ton, ash, caustic, nitrate, silicate free, other 20 per ton; Tas. Ash, caustic, and silicate free, carbonate £9 6s 8d per ton, crystals £4 135 4d per ton; Tr. Free; V. Soda crystals 40/ per ton, other free; WA. 10% a v, soda crystals 40 per ton.

Almonds.-See Confectionery.

Alum.-B. 4% a v; BG. 7% av; CGH. 15% av; C. 61% av; DC. Free; I. Free; Ja. 12% a v; M. 61% a v; N. 7% a v; NF. 13% a v; NSW. Free; NZ. Free; Q. 71% a v; SA. 10% a v; Tas. Free; Tr. Free; V. Free; WA. 12% a v.

Anchors.-See Iron, &c.

Apparel.-B. 8% a v; BG. 7%; CGH. 15%; C. 6%; DC. Cotton or other material 35%, coloured fabrics, woven, of dyed or coloured cotton yarn, or part jute and part cotton yarn, or other material, except silk, 25% a v 1. Free; Ja. 124%; M. 61%; N. 7%; NF. 25% NSW. Free; NZ. 15%; Q. 71%; SA. 25%, (NT.) 15%; Tas. 10%; Tr. 4%; V. 25%; WA. 124%.

Arsenic.-B. 4% a v; BG. 7% av; CGH. 15% a v; C. 64% av; DC. Free; I. Free; Ja. 12}% a v; M. 64% a v; N. Crude with registration charge of 1/ per ton, or 6d. per package free, other 7% a v; NF. 13 av; NSW. Free; NZ. Free; Q. 71% a v; SA. 10% a v; Tas. Crude free, other ro% a v; Tr. Free; V. Free; WA. 12% a v.

Awnings. See Cottons, &c.

Bacon and Hams, per cwt.-B. 5/7; BG. 94; CGH. 9/4; C. 5/7; DC. 9'4; 1. Free; Ja. 18/8; M. 4/5; N. 9/4; NF. 10/5; NSW. 18.8; NZ. 188; Q. 18/8; SA. 37/4, (NT.) 18/8; Tas. 18/8; Tr. Free; V. 18/8; WA. 28/.

Bags. See Cottons, &c.; also Linen, &c.

Barytes.-B. 4% a v; BG. 7% a v; CGH. 15% a v; C. 61% a v; DC. Unmanufactured free, paints ground in oil 25% a v, other 20% a v; Hon. Per lb, paints d.; I. Free; Ja. 12% a v; M. 64% a v; N. Crude with registration charge of 1/ per ton, free, other 7% a v; NF. 13% a v; NSW. Paint 2/ per cwt, other free; NZ. Druggists' sundries 15% a v, paints mixed, 2/ per cwt, other free; Q. Paints 2/ per cwt, other 5% a v; SA. Paints 4 per cwt, (NT.) 2 per cwt, druggists' sundries 10% a v; Tas. Paints per cwt 4/8, chemicals 10% a v; Tr. Free; V. Paints ground in oil £2 per ton, do, mixed ready for use, 4 per ton; WA. 12% a v.

Belts, Sce Linen, &c,