Question of Preference.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1921, Page 1

Question of Preference.

AUSTRALIA’S DUMPING. WELLINGTON, Nov. 10. Throughout the Dominion manufae.Hirers individually and collectively .no trivino much attention to the new WiUl. which has dismayed the heads ef some important industries. At the invitation of the executive the Industrial Corporation of New /.calami (an . rgani-ation of al.oot . • manufacturers), representatives of t Vnekland. Wellington. C hrist, him h. !;.nd Dunedin Industrial Associations , rr l |„ Wellington this morning ta inns|der a course of action that should be ,y,on („ impress on the Government .....essity for reasonable treatment ~f v,.w Zealand industries. . These delegates reported that their Associations had adopted resent,ons jiopinst the inclusion of Australia in the first- schedule with the Tinted King dom as Australia laid given New /•<■>- land loss faveurahle treatment than . had .-ranted to the 1 niteil States. 11l t l„. Australian tanll New /.ealam w. • on the sam- l ; n*i- as Jana,, on! otlwr foreign countries. Willi refer, m.■ io the siaieineiu that the (lovernineiil might alter the piesoiit positi. II in regard to Australia d the Commonwealth cont.mued Us |. resent police io relation to New Zculau». i, Ui ,s rcmarUel that the Coven., t| ; h-d “put the cart hcforc the _ \ftt*r Anstr;ilin l ,ut 11 P :l *- ,t .. tk amijiist New Zealand, the Dominion li> .vein moil I had left, the way open here for Australia. The right actum hero, would have I,ecu to put up 0 iellee ol I tho sail., height as Australia’s. I hen , the harrier here would have been lowered if Australia agreed to an eipial i lowering. New Z.siland manufacturers had suite red severely from Australian dumping during the past. twelve, months. As the t a rill' now stood Ails- ( 11-alin was practically encouraged I", continue dumping. It was mein min d j also that the present treaty was to l South Africa’s advntape, the reason j being the lack of shipping facilities j from Now Zealand to South Africa. . Canada also could benefit- unduly hy being ill the same schedule as the , I’nitTsl Kingdom, especially when pro-j attention was given to the tael . that large sums of U.S.A. . wpital were invested in industries in Canada for the I purpose of taking advantage of amy preferential Ir. at i.i.nt. of exports Ironij Canada to other I’.rilisli . otinlries. ;

'l’ljc n solved ttuaniniotisly • in-..,, upon the < iovernmout that the (*tiit<>: 1 • Kingdom alone should he in tin* fust M-hedti le of tin* lurili ; iln*t nil < 1 1u*i* count rit*s should he immediately placed in tin* third svhedule. The ci*;i | fWliujr «.i' lln* moot in * was tlint this -umx* would ho able to apply lilly ilit* j rim iple of recipmritv in -tv sj o *i to ot her countries. It wits u'.ro'd also that- the prepara- ; i.*ii in d tail of defects and anomalies in th*’ lari!!* should ho left to represent a I ivi's of tin* various industries concerned. and when tlm trade organisations \vo,rt* com! lotoly ready with limit* case, the full suvnoth of tin* corporation would he Used in an elfort. to oh--1 aim justice.