_Tanning Materials._--Our imports of bark in 1883 were:--From Sweden 6410 cwt., 1281_l._; Norway 8858 cwt., 1687_l._; Holland 12,855 cwt., 3246_l._; Belgium 59,936 cwt., 15,987_l._; France 3323 cwt., 2138_l._; Algeria 46,052 cwt., 19,577_l._; British East Indies 4605 cwt., 3321_l._; Australasia 183,777 cwt., 119,292_l._; United States of America 36,203 cwt., 12,368_l._; Other Countries 3087 cwt., 1852_l._ Total, 365,106 cwt., 180,749_l._ Our imports of cutch and gambier in 1883 were:--From British India: Bombay 277 tons, 7682_l._; Bengal and Burmah 8115 tons, 221,651_l._; Straits Settlements 17,477 tons, 453,804_l._; Philippine Islands 47 tons, 1227_l._; United States of America 877 tons, 25,149_l._; Other Countries 44 tons, 1208_l._ Total, 26,837 tons, 710,721_l._ Our imports of myrobalans in 1883 were:--From Germany 1133 cwt., 503_l._; British India:--Bombay 349,275 cwt., 184,983_l._; Madras 120,262 cwt., 54,997_l._; Bengal 23,579 cwt., 9663_l._; Straits Settlements 214 cwt., 107_l._; Ceylon 1105 cwt., 483_l._; Japan 306 cwt., 146_l._ Total, 495,874 cwt., 250,882_l._ Our imports of extracts in 1883 were:--From Denmark 2773_l._; Germany 36,638_l._; Holland 54,600_l._; Belgium 7353_l._; France 261,690_l._; Spain 1000_l._; Italy 4571_l._; British North America 33,311_l._, United States of America 66,114_l._; Mexico 3937_l._; Other Countries 1625_l._ Total, 473,612_l._ Our imports of galls in 1883 were:--From Austrian Territories 474 cwt., 1022_l._; Turkey 9056 cwt., 23,388_l._; Egypt 2435 cwt., 6210_l._; Persia 269 cwt., 770_l._; British India 1572 cwt., 1062_l._; China 22,625 cwt., 66,731_l._; Japan 2936 cwt., 9276_l._; Other Countries 185 cwt., 486_l._ Total, 39,552 cwt., 108,945_l._ Our imports of valonia in 1883 were:--From Holland 100 tons, 1600_l._; France 59 tons, 947_l._; Austrian Territories 178 tons, 2732_l._; Greece 3101 tons, 46,526_l._; Turkey 27,030 tons, 432,423_l._ Total, 30,468 tons, 484,228_l._ Our imports of sumach in 1883 were:--From France 688 tons, 8979_l._; Spain 54 tons, 616_l._; Italy 12,395 tons, 184,152_l._; Austrian Territories 1707 tons, 21,121_l._; Other Countries 32 tons, 430_l._ Total, 14,876 tons, 215,298_l._ Literature. The chief works relating to the tanning, currying, and dressing of leather, and the tanning materials employed, are as follows:-- Abridgments of Specifications: Skin, Hides, and Leather, 1627-1866. London: 1872. Bernardin (R. J.). Classification de 350 Matières Tannantes. Gand: 1880. Brüggemann (A.). Weissgerberei. Quedlinburg. Brüggemann (A.). Saffian Fabrikation. Quedlinburg. Brüggemann (A.). Glacéleder Färberei. Quedlinburg.