RECIPROCITY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1068, 6 March 1911, Page 5

RECIPROCITY.

AUSTRALIA'S TRADE WITH CANADA. i NEW ZEALAND RIVALRY, IBy Telegraph—Press Association Copyright! Melbourne, March 4. A deputation of members of the Ghambers of Commerce waited on the Federal Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Tudor) with regard to the questions of reciprocity with Canada and provision for Australian-Canadian trade. The president of the Chamber stated that the Postmaster-General (Mr. Thomas) might feel complacent over the discontinuance of the subsidised service for poundage on the carriage of mails. It would be cheaper, but there was a danger of New Zealand, which enjoyed reciprocity with Canada, cutting, seriously into Australian trade interest. The Federal Government might subsidise not a mail, but a cargo, service. .'Mr. Tudor promised to lay the request before Cabinet, but said he did not expect any action to' bo taken. Ho pointed out that in 1909 the export trade to Canada amounted in value to only eighty thousand pounds. Tho steamers would 6till come to Sydney, and the Commonwealth would be no worse off regarding the service.

FEELING IN MANITOBA, (Eec. March 5, 5.5 p.m.) Ottawa, March i.. • The Manitoba grain growers declare that there is a.real feeling throughout the provinces in favour of reciprocity. The growers demand an increase of the British preference to 50 per cent.

' UNITED STATES TARIFF,. .. A BILL TALKED OUT. By r«lefr'raph-Pr«F5 A swdfeiiOteOupyHijlil. ',) Washington, March 3. Jhe United States Senate talked out tho Permanent Tariff Board Bill, though the measure was strongly backed by the Government. The Bill will again figure in the programme. (Rec. March 5, 5.5 p.m.) New. York, March 4. Congress voted .that the session shall end on Saturdav. Presidential!, has announced that the ™on will mimy commenM * (Eec. March C, 0.20 a.m.) Washington, March 5. The session of the Congress has ended touoheT Qf ' reciprOoit y bein & un_The Senate passed the Permanent Tariff Board Bill, but the obstructive tactics of he Democrats in the Lower House killed the measure. President Taft has called the new Congress t 0 t Jpri , 4 Eed be the sole item on the programme.