Victoria and Her Protection Policy.
[Per Press Association.! Melbourne, April 26. At a meeting of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce, the retiring President's address expressed the opinion that the greatest obstacle to the progress of the colonies was rhe high rate of freights, high interests, and fratricidal tariffs. Mr Reid strongly condemned the Stock Tax on the ground that it hai done more than anything else to alienrte the sister colonies, and had strangled the meat preserving industry. He believed, however, the colony was now on the up grade. fcir J. Patterson, ex-Premier, was satisfied Victoria's depression was due to trade being cramped by her borders. It was no use to talk'of Victoria being at liberty to make treaties with South Africa, Canada, India <-r other portions of the Briush Empire when she could not even get across the Murray river.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 252, 27 April 1895, Page 2
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