abandoned it, and raised their revenue, some on imported articles, [pg 592] it is true (generally on those which could not be produced in England), but by the income-tax, and other forms.350
In 1842 Sir Robert Peel found 1,200 articles subject to customs-duties. He began (1) by removing all prohibitions; (2) by reducing duties on raw materials to 5 per cent or less; (3) by limiting the rates on partially manufactured goods to 12 per cent; and (4) those on wholly manufactured