The Duty on Boots and Shoes.
(Per Press Association.) Christchurch, Sept. 19 At a meeting of tbe delegates of the Boot Union Federation, it was resolved to send the following telegram to the Colon* ial Treasnrer : -•« We strongly urge that boots and shoes containing cardboard, composition or paper be charged a fixed duty per pair as well as 25 per cent ad valorem. This would not make the local articles any dearer as suggested by some mombers of the .House".
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 71, 20 September 1895, Page 2
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80The Duty on Boots and Shoes. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 71, 20 September 1895, Page 2
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