BRITISH TARIFF

Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1931, Page 5

BRITISH TARIFF

LARGELY EXTENDED.

FIFTY PER CENT. IMPOSTS,

(By Telegraph—Per Press Associationj

RUGBY, December 17

The third list of new duties, under (tile Abnormal Importations Act has been .issued by the Board of Trade. The order imposes 60 per cent, duty, ad valorem, as from Saturday next, upon 16 classes, of articles, inc Aiding the following:—llluminating glassware used for artificial light, cameras, photographic films, wireless valves and parts thereof, electric filament lamps and fittings, grass mowers, manufactures wholly or partly; cotton ot the following descriptions, tissues in p.ece ; flags, handkerchiefs, shawls, household cotton goods, including table and fbed linen and towels ; cordage ropes, twine under 3-inch diameter except such as is us-d in packing other goods complete or incomplete ; garments, other than underwear, and hosiery complete or incomplete, other than underwear, but including stockings, hose for men, women and children, and shaped material for making into such garments or hosiery ; citric acid, tartaric acid and cream of tartar, aluminium, sulphate of ammonia, alum, soda and potash a Atm, ammonium chloride, cases, for sporting firearms.

The latest Category of imports affected is (that relating to complete fend incomplete garments. The average value of ''items included therein imported monthly last year was £815,000. During'the .last two months, this figure was increased to £924,000 in October and '£1,023,000 in November. Almost as large at the cotton manufacture category goods,, which were last year imported to a monthly value of £684,000, in both October and November last, figures increased to £912,000, when the month’s quantity cotiton goods jumped from under seven millions square yards per month last year ( to nearly ten million. The value of imports last month in the other categories included in the order was photographic film £BB,OOO, electric lamps £97,000, electric light fittings, £95,000, cordage, etc., £61,000, citric acid £65,000.

LIBERAL’S PROTEST. 'RUGBY, December 17. The National Liberal Federation yesterday expressed regret that at a time when the policy of restricting imports that is advocated and practised by most governments in Europe and America is threatening to bring international commerce to a standstill, the British Government should have felt itself obliged to adopt a similar policy, and urges the Government not to continue the Abnormal Imports Act beyond the six months , for which it was designed. It Urges ■ (Liberal Memebers of Parliament to of? fer overt resistance to a policy of full protection, which is being pressed on. , the Government' by Coneemtive 'Members, CANADA’S TRADE' TREATIES, OTTAWA, December 17. .A. It was officially announced to-day that the Canada-France trade treaty Will be terminated on June 16, 1932. In ' the meantime, Canada .is ■ prepared to enter into negotiations for a new treaty. Preferences extended to several other based on the French treaty, are also terminated. TARIFF CONFERENCE. CANADA AND DOMINION. , VANCOUVER, December 17. Hon. Mr Stevens (Canadian Minister of Trade), is awaiting word-from Fiji as to whether Fiji will have a representative at the Honolulu Conference, .where he meets Hon. Mr Downie Stewart, N.Z. Finance Minister. Mr Stevens leaves on Saturday for Honolulu.