Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 54 Part 2.djvu/703

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. SCHEDULE III NOTE: Articles the growth, produce or manufacture of the United States of America specified in this Schedule shall not, on their im- portation into the territory in respect of which they are specified, from whatever place arriving, be subject to duties or charges of any kind which exceed by more than the margins indicated in respect of such articles the duties or charges of any kind applicable on importa- tion to the like articles the growth, produce or manufacture of any territory under the sovereignty of His Majesty the King or under His Majesty's suzerainty or protection, except as otherwise provided in this Schedule. The currencies in which specific amounts are stated are those in which the customs duties of the territories concerned are specified on the day of the signature of this Agreement. The provisions of this Schedule shall be interpreted according to the tarff laws and regulations in force in the respective territories on the day of the signature of this Agreement. If the Government of the United States notifies the Government of the United Kingdom that the tax imposed on the importation of lumber into the United States under Section 601 (c) (6) of the Revenue 6 tt.Sc, 8npp. Act of 1932, as amended, has been removed; then, for so long as vi ' imports into the United States of lumber and timber described in 48 sat i 1001 Paragraph 401 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and originating in Canada are per. 401. exempt from ordinary customs duties and charges in excess of 50 cents per thousand board feet, the Government of the United King- dom undertake that, with the concurrence of the Government of Canada, lumber and timber specified in this Schedule originating in the United States of America shall not, on importation into the terri- tories in respect of which they are specified, be subject to other or higher duties or charges than those applicable to the like articles originating in any part of the British Empire; except that the fore- going does not relate to any territory in Africa. NORTHERN RHODESIA' NOTE: The provisions of this Schedule shall not apply to any preferences accorded by Northern Rhodesia exclusively to the Union of South Africa, Southern Rhodesia and High Commission Territories in South Africa, namely, Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland. Article Maximum Margin of Prefernce Oatmeal 4%d. per hundred lbs. Milk, condensed, full cream 6d. per hundred lbs. Vegetables, preserved 5 per cent. ad valorem Electrical machinery and materials, n. e. e. [Tariff Item No. 119 (a)] 10 per cent. ad valorem Self-contained air conditioning machines comprising elements for cooling, control of humidity, cleaning and circulating of air 5 per cent. ad valorem Motor cars, motor charabancs and omnibuses [Tariff Item No. 129 (a)] 10 per cent. ad valorem Parts and spare parts and accessories for motor cars, motor charabancs and omnibuses (except electric lamp bulbs, tyres and tubes, when separately im- ported) [Tariff Item No. 129 (b)] 10 per cent. ad valorem [Notie that the concessons in respeet ofNorthem Rhodesla had been patinto fore s givemby th Bitish Embassy in Washington to the Seretary of State ianuary 2s, 19o, and Febrnary 28s, 1329.1 1924