BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1925, Page 2

BRITISH PARLIAMENT

(USTHALIAN AND N.Z. CABO* absuciaUU;. XKW III! TITS 11 TARIFF. LONDON. Alay 111. Air Churchill, (Chancellor of the Ivxche,|iier) who presided at. a meeting at the Treasury of a committee of the silk trade interests, to consider the proposed scale of the silk duties, was bombarded in the House of Commons with questions on tho subject. He told one quest loner that a duly would not be charged on any silk or artificial silk articles worn by passengers entering the 111 u 11 1ry. Reasonable allowances would he made with regard to articles in personal luggage. ’I heretip in -Miss Wilkinson (Labour ALT.) pointed out this would benefit those women who are able to buy dresses abroad. Mr Churchill, in another reply, said that wood pulp would be liable to a dmv when converted into artificial silk. He did not think the new tariff would in any way affect the free import of raw material lor paper. Another uestioner. who said artificial silk was made from celluloise ai etate. which already was taxed under the Herman Reparations was referred | )V Air Churchill to the Safeguarding of Industries Act.

'fhc Chancellor also quoted the latter Act to another questioner. whom he informed that wlieie articles liable to the new import duty were also liable to other duties, these duties would he merged, and the greater duty only would he charged.