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Show CIB.V The Slave Emancipation Be forms. Madrid, 23. The bill for the abolition aboli-tion of slavery in Cuba, to be presented pre-sented to the cortes, provides lhat slaves aged 55 years and over, shall become tree immediately; those aged 50. iu September, 1SS0; those aged 45, in 1S62; those aged 40, in 1SS4; those aged 35, in 18S6; those aged SO, muse ueu oj, iu ioou, iuuiBtu uu, in 1SSS, and all others in 1890. From 1SS0 100.0JO piastres will be charged on tho Cuban budget for defraying the expouees ol emancipation; 350 piastres will be paid owners lor each slave. Government will, as much as possible, favor the immigration of free laborers. The committee on reforms in Cuba has unanimously approved a bill providing pro-viding that the trade between Spain and Cuba shall only pay coasting duties, which shall be reduced one third from the 1st of July, 1SS0, and entirely abolished in 1SS3, in favor of moderate difiYrential duty. The bill also proposes to reduce by one-third for i period ol three yars, the duties : on articles for consumption imported into Cuba, and to establish relations with the United 3:tea with a view Lo developing the Spanish maritime trade between Cuba, Porto Rico and the United Stales. |