BRITISH DUTIES

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1932, Page 5

BRITISH DUTIES

ON IRISH GOODS | V V, CONCERN AMONG EXPORTERS. 7* ' * (United Press Association—By Electric . Telegraph—Copyright.) • . . LONDON, July. 13. There is consternation afnbng ■ the Freff State reporters ovving : to ? Bri- - taints 'imposition duties on July 15, which is alreact^ u dubbed “Black Friday.”l .aiiiJ . £ '' Agriculturists “"express 'A'The c opinion that dt is hopel&s %&«'cbiripte with 7 Northern Ireland*/* Holland arid Belgium. ■ : ' ' The British'tariff against Ireland’s products is ten per cent, worse than that on the produce of Denmark.

Most of the Irish trade with Britain is done in, or through Lancashire. Leading produce importers* at Manchester have notified the producers in Ireland that they must ? cut their prices by twenty per cent, to counteract the effect of the new 25 per cent, duties, operating from Friday. The Irish egg-packers have been told that they must in future send their supplies icarriage paid free to Livei pool or HolyKead, ve A member of the biggest importing firm 4n the North of England states that-if . the price of Irish eggs increased, the dealers . here would place their orders elsewhere. He said the Irish producers , must payi the; duty if they want :to keep the valuable trade in Lancashire, : > lit' ■ t . Leading provision buyers of Great Britain at London stores -agree that alternative supplies of Irish produce would not affect the general price levels and the British public would certainly not pay more for Irish produce than for other kinds.

BIG RUSH OF EXPORTS. , ..... LONDON, July 14. Irish Free State exporters made frantic efforts to anticipate the British taiiffs, which resulted fin-,special boats being required to. ship livestock from Waterfprd, and dairyi iproduee from .Cork. Over four-thousandslants, eight * hundred cattle, ajltdii seven .hundred pigs are due at Birkenhead to-morrow. SENSATION IN THE DAIL. RETALIATORY EMERGENCY BILL. ... •, / LONDON, July 13. , Mr.de Valera’s Cabinet v lengthily > discussed the position. It is believed that Mr de Valera will make a statement jn the ; Dail . tOrday, It is hinted that there will,,be prompt retaliatory cancellation of Imperial preference. A sensation oocurred in the Dail durj ng the evening when it was announced that Mr de Valera was rushing threugh an emergency Bill, retaliating on Britain, before the recess, which was postponed until the weekT end. The. text of the Bill is expected W to.m°rrpw,, ~u>, ’ In the Dail. Eireann, Mr de Valera, replying to the Estimates' debate, did not refer to the emergency bill. Ho said that he was not' starting an economic war. He remarked: ‘.‘The gentlemen across the water have thought that they could use this method, but they have mistaken * the "temper of the Irish people. -The British are going to feel it equally. As our offer for a' fair court regarding the annuities stands, the decision that we . will not *be restricted in the choice of its personnel, I is irrevocable. I .appeal to the Irish ' people to stand firm!” ,• Mr d« Valera’s remarks were greeted with cheers. It is officially stated that Mr do Valera’s Emergency Bill will empower the Free State- Executive to impose duties up to, an unspecified amount on any imports. It will also give the power to impose stamp duty on documents and IRISH LABOUR VIEWPOINT. SEEKING . SETTLEMENT SCHEME, (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) ■LONDON, July 14. Mr Norton interviewed a,t Holyhead said lie,,has been authorised by the > Irish Labour. Party to proceed to London,; with a scheme of settlement to the Free State Government, which he thought would be acceptable to the, British Government. He added that if an economic war was unavoidable, we Irish Laboui’ites would give definite support to de, Valera in.,. defence, again the measures against Irish produce, LABOUR .LEADER DEPARTS. FOR CONFEREWJEJN BRITAIN. ’ •.. . ■ .• ‘ '' , _ t . . LONDON. v The sudden departure,'of,; the Labour X leader, Mr Nor.toPssirto confer.i/with British Labour is /interpreted as Irish Labour’s threat to withdraw its 'support from Mr de Valera on the grounds of tariff reprisals and increase in the cost of living. Mr Norton and Mr de * Valera -previously had a Jong interview,' at which, it is understood, the former was dissatisfied with the assurance that tfca cost of living would not be affected. Generally, it is felt that it will bo a day of tense crisis in the Dail, and the possibility of an early j election will be revived if de Valera f" j s bereft,of Labour’s balance in power.