"URGENT."

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 502, 8 May 1909, Page 10

"URGENT."

UNITED STATES TARIFF; AND NEW ZEALAND PRODUCTS; • Tho" Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce recently received an answer marked "urgent" to a letter forwarded, over a month ago to the Secretary for Industries and Commerce. Mr. Carroll's reply t<S this "urgent" missive is as follows Secretary, Department of Industries and —- Commerce, "Wellington, Dear Sir, —I have the honour te acknowledge receipt in due course of your lotter marked "urgont," which was in reply to a' communication from tho chamBor under date tlio 31st. March. In the letter in question, tho chamber suggested tliat prompt steps, might bo taken to ir.ovo the Homo Government in 1 its negotiations with tho Government of the United States of 1 America to endeav-our-to obtain hotter consideration and. . more favourable terips of admission into 1 tho Unitod States of wool, hemp,, and . dairy produce from Now Zealand. In your communication now; 1 to hand, Y you asked to bo informed of tho exact • lines on which tho chamber desires alteration or modification in tho existing tariff affecting tho produce of this country, also > what are tho products on "which conceesions might bo asked for. 1 In reply, I am instructed to state that tho products on which concessions aro desired are New Zealand wool and hemp (pliormium tenox), and dairy produce (butter and choose), and that what is dc- ! sired in respect of these is "moro favourable terms of admission into the , United States." : By this is meant tho re- ■ duction; or remission of the American Customs duties when coming from Now Zealand, or any other stops by which the importation into tho United, States of these products from this country could bo .facilitated. On this point the chamber submits that it can scarcely'be mora ; explicit,_ as a matter thai lies entirely within tho hands of the American Government. ■ I am desired to say in addition'. that tho chamber has no information' dfi to tho progress of the tariff negotiations between tho British and American Governments, nor whether , it is. still possible to make such representations with any hope'of successful rosjilt. Under these circumstances, tho chamber ventures to suggest that communication on the subject bo sent to the Home Governinont by. cable without further delay. ; \ 'I'havothe honour to bo,- sir, yout'obedient servant, , ■ r ■ S. CARROLL, Sectetary.-