BUTTER IN CANADA

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1930, Page 5

BUTTER IN CANADA

THE QUESTION OF DUTY

[United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.]

this day at 8.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, Nov. 17.

While the Department of National Revenue lias no immediate information regarding the appraisal for duty purposes of Australia and New Zealand butter consignments arriving by the Aorangi last week, it is stated the Canadian tariff requires the imposition of dumping duties where the export value of the commodities (shipped to Canada is lower than the domestic value in the country of origin.

Since the operations of the Paterson scheme under which Australia enjoys ■; bounty to bring Australian butter within the scope of the dumping clause, that dumping duty automatically applies. The duty is equivalent to the difference between the export and domestic prices in the country of origin, provided the difference doc* not exceed fifteen per cent of the domestic price. New Zealand butter, is now imported under the British preferential rate of eight cents per pound. The Department has no information that the export price of New Zealand is lower than the domestic price in New Zealand, consequently no occasion has arisen for the imposition of a dumping duty against New Zealand. Departmental officials are inclined to believe prime, facie, that New Zealand exporters would, have a certain advantage at present over Australian, in spite of the fact that the duty under the Australian trade treaty provisions, apart from dumping duty, is onlv one cent per pound as against eight cents for New Zealand.

CANADIAN BUTTER DUTIES

(Received this day at 10 a.m.) VANCOUVER, November 17

Australian butter has an advantage of at. least four cents per pound over New Zealand, the Collector of Customs Mr George Allen said to-dav. New Zealand is admitted under Brit’sh preference at eight cents per pound. Australian comes under Australian treaty and it is taxed one cent per pound, plus a dumping duty based on the domestic price in Australia, not to exceed fifteen per cent. At present the dumping duty is three cents, Australia therefore pays four cents, against New Zealand’s eight, Mr Allen said.