SAFEGUARDING DUTIES

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1930, Page 5

SAFEGUARDING DUTIES

MR SNOWDEN’S STATEMENT

CONSERVATIVES PROTEST.

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

(Received this dav at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 21

There is much dissatisfaction among Conservatives at the tone, as well as the manner of Mr Snowden’s replies concerning safeguarding, cabled yesterday. The “Morning Post” says the Chancellor selected the most shifty and most obscure language at his command, but his plain intention emerged to sweep away the rest of the safeguarding duties, and reduce and damage the McKenna duties as far as he can. The “Daily Herald’’ fiays Mr Snowden's statement means definitely that safeguarding duties will not he , extended. Cutlery, gas mantles and glove duties will end in December and the duties on wrapping paper, pottery, buttons, enamel and hollowware will expire between 1931.-33.

'The “Daily Telegraph” remarks that the intention of the Conservatives to challenge the whole fiscal policy of the Government does not come too soon. The .Ministry’s incompetence to face the rapidly worsening situation is becoming tragic. Its whole policy consists of a successive of removals of all the existing saleguards. inadequate though they are.