COMMONWEALTH TARIFF.
THE DUTY ON FOOD. AN EQUAL VOTE. By Telegraph—PresE Association—Copyright • Melbourne, May 22. The Senate voting for a reduction on hams and bacon was equal. Under the Standing Orders it was resolved in the negative. A motion to reduce the duty to twopence was carried by 17 to 13. Mr Symons moved to reduce butter to twopence and cheese to one penny. He said it was a tax on food. The duty should be brought to the lowest possible level. Cheese was largely imported from New Zealand. This should be encouraged. It was not right to unduly impose heavy taxation on New Zealand cheese, which was distinctly superior to Australian. Mr O’Connor opposed a reduction. The debate is proceeding. Received 1.11 a.m., May 23. Melbourne, May 22.
In the Senate the reduction of the butter duty was carried by 16 to 12, but a motion to increase the duty 'on cheese was rejected by 15 to 13. A motion to reduce the duty by half met with a similar fate. Mr O’Keefe moved that cheese be reduced to 2d, which was carried by 16 to 11.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 423, 23 May 1902, Page 2
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