AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1922, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN.

GERMAN TRADE. SYDNEY, August 2

The predictions that the country would be flooded with German goods when the embargo was lifted yesterday have not been yet fulfilled. The Maimyo is the only steamer so far arrived from a German port. She has landed 138 cases, the whole consignment be, ing Czccho-Slovakiah in origin In the New South Wales Assembly Sir G. Fuller, replying affirmatively to a question as to whether he would consider the advisableuess of providing all goods exposed for sale should plainly show the country of origin, said—‘Tt is a pity we cannot compel some people to have a similar notice on their backs.”

AUSTRALIAN TAR IFF. MELBOURNE, August 3

In the Federal House of Representatives, the Minister of Customs, Mr Rodgers, said in reply to a question, that he had no objections to laying the correspondence between Australia and New Zealand upon the proposed Reci-. prccity Treaty before Parliament, with the reservations, however, that he would not place before the House anything which, in his judgment, would jeopardise the agreeement. He added that he had received no protest against the ratification of the agreement, but there had been some communication to him upon it.