227 it distilled alcohol and to bo found in a r c c o g n i d pliarmacopmia has bcon roplaced by tho specific rntc of duty on alcoholic liquids: E'runcc.-Esport prohibitions liaro beon withdr:iwn from cod, coko, and certain propard hides and skinfl. G'cr/nrtii~.-Irii~)ortcd forcign coal is cxcn~ptctl from tho con1 tax during tho poriotl Miiy 1 -Ailgrist 31, but still rcquircs an import liccncc. Ily :in ordinanco dntcd Afny 8, tho cristoins duties hiivo bccn incrc:iscd (mostly doubled) oii soaps, pcrfnniory, certain phnrrnnccuticnl products, Ic:itlicr wires, pnpcr, stonoivnrc, c;irtlicnrvnrc, gl:iss and gl:issw:irc, wlrcs of prccious nnd of coninio~~ iiict&. Japati.-From Mnrch 30 tho import dutica on coppcr, Iirnss nitd hronm linro bccn incrcnsed. Kcii?/n.-Thc cxport duty 011 liidcs lies bccn suspended until tho cnd of ,tho ycnr. Litzcnilourg.-IIy virtuo of tho economic union bctwcn Bolgiurri nnd Luxciiibourg, wliicli caino into forco on May 1, all tho lnivs and rcgulntions in forco i n tho Ducliy to control customs and cxciso Iiiivc kcn rcplncccl liy tho customs and csciso rcgulations in forco in llclb' 'Ill 111. Nigcriu.--hii iiiiport duty of 10 per cciit. (id vctlorcnr. 1i:is kcii :ipplicd t o corrugated iron siiecte ; tho at1 vctlorcui duty on glnsswnrc, manufncturcs of Iiriiss, coppcr and zinc, candles, pcrfuincry (not pcrfurncd qiirits) has k c n fixed a t 15 pcr cent: :ind tlio existing trcl vttlorcm dotics liavo bccn riiiscd from 125 to 16 per cciit. f'ctlcsliitc.--A coriiploto list of tho C U ~~O I I I S dutics in given in tho issuo for M n y 11. 1110 gencrnl iniport duty is 1L per cciit. ucl vdorc~ti, but tho rato on various metal products, gliisu, bricks, firc-bricks, ctc. is 3 pcr cont. utl iwlorciii :iiid fortiliticrs :in* :~dinittccl duty frco. S p i n 1 licwiiccs nrc rcquirctl for i m ports qf bl:is ti rig ox plosi vcs, s:i I t pc t re, picriitcs, potiissiuin and sodiuni clilorntes, coc&ic, siilplionnl, a n d opium I'crit.-&ttonsccd rniiy not bo iniportcd riftcr 3I:ircli 31. RussicL.--Tho proliiliition of tho posscsioii of gold, silvor, plntii?urn, niid precious stoiics lips hccii rcinovctl nntl denlriigs tlicrciii :iro now pcriiiittcd. S t . l'iitcciil.-Tlic jiiiport dutics s ccilicd in tho orcliiiniicc of 1920 ~i n w been incrcnscf 1iy onc-telitli.