THE TARIFF.
IMPORTED VEHICLES.
(Per 4 Press Association.)
I Wellington, last night. I A deputation of coaohbuilders from Auokland, Christohurob, Dunedin and. Wellington waited on the Premier this' evening with a request that increased duties be imposed upon imported vehicles I in order that the coachbuilding industry in New Zealand might be saved from exj unction. Importation was increasing | yearly, local industry was deoayiDg, and New Zealand factories would Bimply become repair shops. In 1900 there were 237 vehicles imported of the value of I £3OOO, iu 1904 there were 692 vehioles im-1 ported valued at £IO,OOO, and in five years J 2670 vehicles were imported valued at £46,388. , The Premier gave a sympathetic reply. There was, however, no chance of the tariff being altered this session, and he f could not indioate any alteration in the ' tariff, as it would disturb trade,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1535, 17 August 1905, Page 2
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