The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . desiredprotection by means of a tariff. It wasclaimed that much of the lumber broughtin was dutiable, as the law distinctly readsawn lumber dressed on one side onlybut not further manufactured. It wasin regard to the interpretation of the lastclause that the manufacturers made objec- tion, it being argued that much of thelumber brought in free had been firstdressed on two sides or edges and laterroughed up on one edge to bring it withinthe limitations of the Canadian tariff. Themanufacturers claimed
The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . desiredprotection by means of a tariff. It wasclaimed that much of the lumber broughtin was dutiable, as the law distinctly readsawn lumber dressed on one side onlybut not further manufactured. It wasin regard to the interpretation of the lastclause that the manufacturers made objec- tion, it being argued that much of thelumber brought in free had been firstdressed on two sides or edges and laterroughed up on one edge to bring it withinthe limitations of the Canadian tariff. Themanufacturers claimed that the process ofroughing constituted further manufac-ture. A test case was brought by .1wholesale lumber dealer who had beenobliged to the duty upon a car of lumber of this type. The wholesaler lostthe case in the Exchequer Court of Canada,but appealed to the Supreme Court ofCanada anil gained a favourable that lime the customs authorities havemade no effort to collect upon this classof lumber, all lumber that is rough orplaned on one side only being admittedfree. 92. A TYPICAL SAWMILL AND YARD IN THE SPRUCE COUNTRY OF THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES. 377
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