RECIPROCITY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3707, 1 September 1906, Page 4

RECIPROCITY.

! THE PROPOSED TREATY WITH AUSTRAEIA. In the House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon, the Premier, Sir Joseph Ward, laid on the table the copy of the agreement entered into by the late Mr Seddon with the Premier of the Commonwealth of Australia on the subject of a reciprocal trade treaty. The upper line of two duties shown opposite an item is the duty to be charged in each of the con- , tracting countries on the product of the other; the lower duty on the undermentioned line to be charged against the products of other countries. Item. Duties. Aus- New ' tralian. Zealand. Aerated and mineral waters ... Free Free 20% 20% ; Bacon and hams 3d lb 2d lb 4d lb 4dlb ' Butter 3d lb 20% 4d lb 4d lb I! Cheese 3d lb 20% j' 4d lb 4d lb Candles ... id lb id lb ! 2d lb 2d lb Eggs zj^ddoz 6d doz 20% Fresh finh ... Free Free ■ id lb Free Oysters ... Free Free 2s cwt Free Apples, pears, . grapes ... 2scen J^dlb, 14th July I Ist March , 2scen id during rest of year Raisins Free Free 3d lb id ’ Currants ... Free Free f 2d lb id I Fruits, bottled... pd, is6d 25% I 3s doz ' is gal Barley is 3d cen is 3d 2s cen 2s Beans and peas 1s 3d cen 133 d 2s cen 2s Maize is cen is 3d 2s cen 2s Oats is 3d cen 133 d 1 2s cen 2s Bran, pollard and sharps ... gd cen gd is cen 20% Flour Free Free 2s6dcen is Wheat is cen gd 2s cen 2s Oatmeal, wheatineal and rolled oats lb 1 seen Hay & chaff ... Free Free is cwt 20s ton Hops 6d lb 6d lb is lb is lb Linseed ... Free Free 2s cen 20s ton Linseedmeal ... Free Free 4s cen 1 Linseed-cake ... Free Free is cen Malt 6s cen 2s bush i 7 s cen 73 cen Malt, extract 1 Milk, preserved id lb 25% 2d lb 2d lb Olive oil ... Free Free iS4dgal 6dbulk is%bot Fhicalyptus 0i1... Free Free Free Free Kerosene —- Onions is cwt is cwt is6dcwt isbdewt Potatoes ... is cwt 20% is 6d cwt is 6d cwt Soap perfumed ... 3d lb 25% 6d lb 6d lb Other Soap Sugar, refined & unrefined ... £6 ton Free /6ton J^dlb Laths sslooo 2slooo 5s 1000 2s 1000 Shingles 3s 1000 2s 1000 3s 1000 2S 1000 Logs Free Free Free Free Palings 15s 1000 2s 100 15s 1000 2S 100 Posts Free 8s 100 Free 8s 100 Rails Free 4s 100 Free 4s 100 Timber-Sawn, undressed ... 2s 100 3s 100 Oregon, undressed 12m by 6in and over 6d 100 is 6d 100 Other undressed, i2in by 6in and over is 100 2S 100 Other undressed, less than-i2in by 6in ... isfidioo 2s6d 100 Timber—sawn dressed ... 3s 100 4s 100 4s 100 5s 100 Timber, unenumerated No Australian heading Free Timber, New Zea- , Pine Free I Wine 8s gal 4s gal 6$ gal 6s gal j