THE COMMONWEALTH TARIFF.
[our] parliamentary reporter.] Wellington This Day. The Hon. the Premier has had a statement prepared dealing with produce and manufacture sent to Australia, which shows the revenue ' collected thereon under the old tariff, and what it would be collected on the same under the Federal tariff. The new tariff imposes extra duties of £167,000 per annum upon New Zealand goods. The following shows the duty in the various States under the old tariff and under the Commonwealth just passed: —
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce meet to-day to deal with the question. Christchurch, October 10. The Chamber of Commerce passed the following resolutions re the Federal Tariff “That this chamber being of opinion that the highest forms of statemanship would be manifested in fostering and developing commercial relations between two such contiguous and imperially united countries as Australia and New Zealand, strongly deprecates any course of action such as the imposition of prohibitory duties, as that might tend to diminish trade between the two countries or to lessen tlio goodwill that has hereto existed between them.”
“That in the opinion of this Chamber, the Federal Tariff should be met by New Zealand in seeking new and permanent markets for her produce rather than by imposing a special tariff with the avowed objectof retaliation.” , Auckland, Oct 17. A committee of the Chamber of Commerce was appointed to take the evidence of exporters with reference to the effect of the Federal tariff on Auckland industries and receive the views of about twenty gentlemen representing different industries. The concensus of opinion was against New Zealand showing a spirit’ of retaliation, and praodcally all were of the same opinion that so far as Auric and is concerned the effects of the new tariff will not he very much felt. The timber trade being asked to report separately, was not represented. The Chamber’s report and evidence will be sent to the Premier.
New South. Wales... £103 £165,254 Victoria 82,820 68,346 Queensland 9,816 12,394 South Australia ... 5,104 9,105 Western Australia... 10,752 19,813 Tasmania 2,019 2,910 Totals: £110,614 £277,822
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 18 October 1901, Page 4
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344THE COMMONWEALTH TARIFF. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 18 October 1901, Page 4
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