DOMINION INDUSTRIES.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1925, Page 1

DOMINION INDUSTRIES.

PROTECTIVE TARIFF WANTED

WKI.U.VCTOX. S.-i»i- -23. At the ammal conference oi the New /aelaml Ala mi tart u rets’ Association in Wellington the question nl submitting a q uesT iuiiai re to Parliamentary candidates as to whether they were in favour of a protective lit rid "as dismissed. .Mr A. W. Parker. in fortn:illy nmvjijt.- 1 1 1 quest tutittire. emphasised tin’ ttceessiiy of giving New Zealand inanu--latt 11 re res atletjiiale protect inn. Mr 1.. T. Wtttkins sail! that the secondary industries New Zealand had mm assumed such proportions as to jusit'v their Heine Instered Itv the (e'-s-ernmeiit. The Manufacturers Association had no desire to go into politics nor to .start a new party, but they considered this question one ot national importance. one on which each tain tdate lor Parliament should give a definite reply, t I lear.hear.) A|r 1,. I’. Partridge stud that Ini' was tile most important matter which was Indore the conference. Many New Zealand industries were lnitguishine lor want ot assistance. lie instanced the woollen trade as a case in point. Manufacturers should not miner neuters ill this connection. hey should go as far as possible to get as high protection as they could. Air Woolf: We have no protective tarilt at present. We have a tarill tor the purpose of collecting revenue, hut that is merely an accidental Cm, turning. Me Partridge said that it was not a question of whether maiin,'actlire's wanted a little more protection against imports. What wanted was that tliey should pledg,

themselves wholeheartedly H" l"" I '/ t ion. Had t hey such protect toll lie vis Miro tbm much money wlimn now going overseas would ronuun in New Zealand. Providing tun her #«i | or ~,, imiusrinl population woulo a"t !lf , a poicnt factor in increasing th, iioulation of t-he country. The questioiiaire was unanimously adopted.