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Coincident with, 73-4, 75-6
Distinguished from, 49, 53 n.,
62-3, 71, 76, 85-6, 96, 176, 200,
224-5, 235

Test of, the employment of produc-
tive labour, 85, 92

Agriculture-

Advantages of, natural and social,
46-8, 74-5, 145

America, in-Carver quoted, 147
and n.; Hamilton cited, 250
Artificial encouragement of, unde-
sirable, 149

Colonies, British, in, protective
policy harmful to, 250
Combinations of those engaged in,
conditions hostile to, 140, 144
Decline in numbers engaged in, in
Great Britain (1811-41), 148
Encouragement of, methods of, ap-
proved by A. Smith, 150
Free imports of produce of the soil
innocuous to, 99 n., 146
German protection of, 160, 174
Home market's importance to, 56
and n.2

Land laws, A. Smith's views regard-
ing, 144, 150

Monopoly in the sphere of, 144-5
Neglect of, for greater profits, 71
Profits of, low, 74-5

Ashley, Prof., Economic Surveys by,

cited, 15 n., 201-3

Australia-

Consumer in, position of, 128
Protection in, 92, 173-4

Bargaining, townsmen's advantages
regarding, 48

Bentham cited, 255

Bogart, Dr. E. L., Economic History of

the United States by, quoted, 259 n.

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Employment of—

Four modes of, 44
Home trade, in-

Bounties to induce, question as
to, 113-14

Investors' advantage in, 2, 106
National advantage of, xi, xiii,
49-51, 57, 65, 80, 85-6, 97,
106, 198, 235, 267, 268
Protective duties to induce,
question as to, 94, 113-14
Profit the guide to, 113, 199
Export of-

British investments abroad-
Amount of, 105

Increase in rate of, 105
Magnitude of, xiii, 68, 93, 234
Profits of, 77

High profits from, 77, 199
Modes of, xii

Overflow, representing, 78, 105,
198

Scope for, 70

Security of, as compared with

that of investment in agri-
culture, 74-5

Smith's views on, xii, 65, 68,
77-8

Unproductive purposes, for, 81
Fixed, 31

Forms of, complexity and variety of,
28

Individual's most profitable invest-

ment of, in relation to national ad-
vantage, popular idea regarding v.
A. Smith's, xii (see also Individual-
ism-National interests)
Industry limited by, 103
Interest, at, 31-2

Labour's interests in relation to, 39
Labour's need of auxiliary and sus-
taining, 27-8, 37, 40, 104
Mental or immaterial, 32-3, 35-6
and n.

Mobility of, necessary for foreign
trade, xiii

Money attribute of, 30-31

Money fundamentally important in

creation and application of, 30
Parsimony and industry in relation
to, 36

Profit on, requisite for employment
of labour, 92, 94

Replacement of, out of annual pro-
duce, 34-5

Wages, proportion distributed in, 126

Carrying trade-

Comparison of, with other forms of
trade, 52-4

Effect, not cause, of wealth, 67-8
Expansion of, scope for, 70
Carver, T. N., Historical Sketch of
American Agriculture by, quoted,
147 n.

Chamberlain, J., quoted, on colonies,
195

Cheapness-

Free trade argument from, 109-12;
countered by protectionist argu-
ment of employment, 117
Importance of, to the great body of
the people, 128-30

Reactions of, on employment and
conditions of labour, 128
Coal duties, 58 n.

Cobden, R., quoted, on Peel's econo-
mic policy, 135

Colonies, British. (For particular
colonies see their names)—
Abandonment of, A. Smith's views
on, 21, 206-7, 211-12, 225, 246
Advantages from possession of, as at
present, question as to, 229, 232,
236

Affection of, for mother country, 231
British public debt to be partly a
charge on, A. Smith's proposal as
to, 223-4

Capital desired by, 248
Chamberlain quoted on, 195
Crown, 227, 231

Defence, duty of, recognised by, v,
259

Emigration field for British popula-
tion, neglected as, 233-4

Expenses, not revenue, a source of,
194, 195, 204, 205, 211
Government of-
Abuses in, 227

Self-government, grants of, 227,
230, 231

Immigration to, of many nationalities,
233-4

Imperial federation scheme for, A.
Smith's, 208, 213-18, 219-25,
269 (see also Imperial Union)
Imperial sentiment among, 240
Labour immigration desired by, 248
Maritime supremacy of the Empire
to be contributed to by-
Fiscal union closely connected
with, 251-2

Method of, proposed, 240-2
Necessity for, 236-40

Revenue for, sources of, suggested,
244-5, 248, 261

Colonies, British, contd.-

Taxation, new, requisite for, 238
Military drain owing to, 193-5, 204
Navigation Act (1660) as affecting,
158 n.1, 203.

North America, in (present U.S. A.)—
Development of, rapidity of, 191,
202, 216

Expenses of government in, 191
Freedom accorded to, 191-2, 201
Identity of interests of, with those
of mother country, assumption
as to, 203

Navigation Act as affecting, 203
Revolt of, 196, 205, 212, 226, 239
Origins of, 189 and n.

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Project of Empire," constituting,
rather than empire, 206, 231, 236
Reversal of policy regarding, 226-7
Taxation, British system of, A.
Smith's proposed extension of, to,
219-22

Trade of-

British-

Monopoly-

of, supposed,

Advantage
195-7, 230-31
Colonies, effect on, 198, 202-4
Disadvantage of, real, 60,
199-201, 204, 210-11
Natural, advantages of, 76,
197-8
Preferential-

Former, 228 and n.o, 229
and n.2, 230

Modern proposed revival of,
disadvantages of, 256-8
Intercolonial, 228

Protective policy in, 173 n., 174, 196
Vested interests in, question as to
disturbance of, 254-6, 258

Colonies, French, 190
Colonies, German, 233

Colonies, Greek, 188-9, 193, 211, 231,
246

Colonies, new, causes of prosperity of,
189-92

Colonies, Roman, 188-9, 193, 213, 224
Colonies, Spanish and Portuguese, 194
Commerce, see Trade

Commercial union of the empire, see

Imperial union-Free Trade
Communication, importance of means
of, 46, 251

Congo State, 183, 232

Consumers and producers, interests of-

Identity of, in the

mass,

126,

132, 134-5

Wealth of Nations

on, miscon-

ceptions as to, 117-20

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Ad valorem duty on all imports,
probable effects of, 170

British system of, proposed extension
of, to whole empire, 222, 261, 262
Collection of, a proper function of
the State, 178
Colonial, suggested as

source of

imperial defence revenue, 244-5,
248

Excise duties in relation to-

Balance of excise duties by customs
duties, 88, 160-61, 262
Countervailing duties, A. Smith's
objections to, 163-4

Excess of customs duties over excise

on "goods of same kind," 161-2
Imperial union of, ix, 264-5
Incidence of, 164-5

Retaliatory, see Retaliation

Revenue, for, A. Smith's view of,
87-9, 121-2, 262

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Excise duties, contd.—

Countervailing, 263

Customs duties in relation to, see
under Customs

Experience, necessity of appeal to, 113,
133-4

Exports-

Bounties on, 79

Capital, of, see under Capital

Coal, of, A. Smith's attitude towards
duty on, 58 n.

Colonial, to mother country, bounties
on, 203

Drawbacks on, 165

Excess of, over imports, "balance of
trade" theory as to, see Trade-
Balance

Gladstone's duties on (1860-63),
156 n.1

Growth of, as a test of prosperity,
55

Imports paid for by, 51-2; value
affected by prices of imports,
125-6

Kinds of, relative advantages of 56
Profit, high rate of, in home market
as affecting, 199

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Limitations of, 70

Mun's England's Treasure by Foreign
Trade cited, 57, 200

Nearer, more advantageous than the
more remote, 52, 200, 267
Retaliation, see that title
Returns of, as compared with home
trade returns, 50-52
Security of, increased, 75
Simplicity of system of, advantages
of, 269

Varieties of, relative advantages of,
52-3, 55

Wealth of foreign nations advantage-
ous to, 131, 166, 268
France-

Aix-la-Chapelle Treaty (1748), 180
Colonies of, conditions in, 190
Commercial Treaty with (1784),
168

Commercial Treaty with (1860),

Gladstone's defence of, 124-5
Economists of, A. Smith's views in
harmony with those of, 148-9
Foreign investments of, 105 n.2
Revolution in, 185

War with Britain (1755-62), 180
Free trade-

Advantages of, needing demonstra-

tion, enumerated, 133-4
Byles's Sophisms of Free Trade cited,
4 n., 62-3
Cheapness, argument for, 109-12;
countered by protectionist argu-
ment of employment, 117
Colonies, etc., free trade between
Great Britain and-
Foreign trade policy, variety in,
compatible with, viii-ix, 246,
254

Imperial union, under, see Imperial
union-Free trade

Separation of colonies accompanied
by, suggestion as to, 207, 211,
225, 246
Dogmatic, weakness of, 42-3

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Customs to

balance excise,

160-61; extensions of prin-
ciple, 163-6

Infant industries, 173-4
Navigation Act, 153-6
Retaliation, 166-70

Vested interests, 171-3
Extension of, possibilities as to,
137

Importance of, 150, 152, 174
Gradual approach to, see under sub-
heading Establishment of

Home manufactures, A. Smith's
views as to possible effect on,
99 n., 145

Negative argument for-

Differential duties, difficulties as
to, 164

Navigation Act (1660), a good ex-
ample of, 156-9

Present importance of, 150-2
Sidgwick's statement of, 136-7
Smith's statement of, 137-9,

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