THE NEW TARIFE.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1921, Page 4

THE NEW TARIFE.

!’\RI.I \AI IN 1"K Kit, JUji, W|,;i.;.i.\(.*lun. " A ,-.>t,‘i ,hiy*-s uiinnuiu-i'iiiviit iinit thv Tariff C*i *: m 11 , i-- i, i n Inul finish, ,1 il- win!; a tui 1111 -<r-i 1 11 *i I its I', ; , 'it h:,s i-ica t <-i £ cnnsiili'i'iih!,, interest and curinsity in lln- ,-ily. mill has lvv ived disi lissiun mi ulint is ",,-,u'i;:H> i-el*"i,l-.1 mi" t

liiggi—t |,i--Milns that I’nrlianunt has in suKv in iln* c-.iining .*l'ssiuii. Hue cl* tin* Uuib'l's uf coiivnuTi'O m \'iuv /.cal;,.ml. a g,-nt bina n who is kn,,\\ n thrmighmit lins Dmniniuw. was intiTVii'wvd liy "Tinius" ri'l'"*si'ntrtivc vi'.stcid:i,v. and lie i-xiunsscd liimscl.l* inter, -,-iingly mi the subject in gi'lirnW.

RFKINKKSF.s MARK INC. TIM K. lie regards .1 kigluT tariff ns inevitable. “Tlu-re must he ait iuerease ell g(„„F; all lllllllll.'* lie sly*. ‘Tin

Cnvermneiit eannot liune to get anything I'i■ the s*iin of money from income I x.ilii'l! that they have had pic-vimi-ly. I think they gut abiuu tj L'K.OOtt.t ,1 1 -,r £8.1'..*0.(100 ftotn iiii'imie lax last ve.-ir. bn; mm tiny cannot nils, ma bly n-rkon on anything np-iriiai-bing llmt sum. ‘\l the nt'esent, most businesses arf just marking time. It "ill In* all that many e-l them can do in o.iy <'X|ielis; ;. Mativ .1"* imu tieally living mi pnuits made during tie' uar | eriod. Till-'. RRoTI'T I'IYK ASI'KCT.

"One thing I am quite eoiivim-ed ibei l is that Die I lovsi nmelit will ho 1 i :-,l\ i-e.l lo iuerease the tariff mate i Rlv for prut-eclive pui'|mses. ] am -*—lnt ,1 .- satisfied that the rate of

ieiit for tile jiroteetiou of hu-d industry. The lart remains Dial during Die war period large quaut It ies* of ,ds were imported from Australia, •n \;: - 1 :;, Ii i tin' eo-l of raw products and the , osl of labour are similar to the costs in ftp"v. /,-aland and tint f : ,«t nut \v i t fist ami i im. N'-w /., aland imported qiiili* large quantities of drn|,,*.y. boots, and even woollen goods.

Further tlmn Dial. I'rmn a revenue si a ml] mi nl. limy it"' U"l going to increase the revenue hv increasing the dutv materially on goods that ran he made locally, but. oil Die oilier hand. , lie re is a possibility that ilrry are going to im-reas,' the i-osl ol luese goods to Dm ,-ons'u mar. Tf the Australiin iiiainil ad nrer call eomts-te with the New Zealand tmuiu!':ii'l nrer at the p-re-seut time, mdw itlistandiug the duty imposed, that, to mv mind, is siiffieieiit iudicat ion that mi further pruteeiion is needed to loster local industries. AY \NTF.D. .ANTI-DFMI'INt: 1 /Kt i [Ki.ATION.

"T1,,-re is one thing I hope the Row el'umeut will do. and that is to intio-di’.-e com plot e lint i-diimpiug legislation. There is no iiiaeliinery to prevent that just now. except the obsolete method of Orilers-in-Coiincil prohibiting importation. In other countries legislation is provided to make dumping unprofitable.

“AYe must take into consideration Die fact that the Government must !iav,, - i'Hii-imiit mom’v to roll the country but the incidence of taxation requires considci able idler it i»n. am* |lmre is room lor great savings in tie ndmitiisl rut ion of GiiVi’TiimenL departments. If all sections of the ciimmunity are going to pay less im-ome lax tlm revenue ,ni l s L be obtained 1 rum other sources and any iucr'Xised duty for revenue purpo.es should then b< lioi'nc equally.”

T!! !■! I'K.IFS OF TIIK i’UODUCKKS. = liespeetiie; the fears expressed by | fill •.icrii that tile taritl designed In ], ..eel lee-i! ind-strv mi- lit operate te ill ei. :.::l of lie- |.i odneers t! : . ■ • nllcnian s.iid : "I e:.mi"l 11.; t F" fariiK-i s have aav need tor j, v liljjve lied I.; bear their s!e-.i-e tie past, and they bid their s! lie e. I msporitv during tie- v ar. as v , - i’;e niereliae.ts. and they ha\‘e l, t:;■ ib.ie le-11 yon is iu.-l as *>th« • i le v,. Te m v mind, the ] nm-ipel r I,ei \vi i'll low li and 1 <■< 111 V is the failure of '-he < ; u.eniI a I Li set up the ( ouiini.ssion v.la li !I, . la-.-a asked fur Cur a number of I x . • oimnisdon ivlneh would il 1 !fl . uneMy into the quesiin of the 'itI ’ .at i.f tuxatinn. The ic-sult. nt the !f, ila;.. I' e i ujvei lini' iii io set up I tl ' e : don is that ’ ae!l side It- . a - i . 'lie the Vit tint 111 ja: m ! : -id -).e- !- fhe ether • id--1,, i it: in fruni those unontalies. ;T 1 re Ireli hii-iiiiderstandinu and .1 j; . : --a.-■ 1. '’li all eh-Ired away had |t : ,. (. ■;■ 11111.■ 11 1 dune wind ii ooulit to