NEW ZEALAND TARIFF.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3772, 14 September 1907, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TARIFF.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday took up the discussion of the tariff from the point at which it was dropped on Wednesday last on the occasion of the Government’s rebuff in connection with the duty on/ mining machinery. For upwards of three hours and a half, members were occupied with the amendment moved by Mr Guinness to the effect that the duty on boilers in connection with mining and agricultural machinery should be 5 per cent, instead of 20 per cent., as proposed by the bill. Strong whipping took place on both sides, but, on the question going to the vote, the Government won by a margin of 11 votes, 25 members supporting the amendment and 36 opposing it. Of the six Government members whose reversal of their votes on the mining machinery question led to the interesting situation in the House last week, five voted against and one with the Government. Mr Hall found hie way into the Government lobby. Messrs Hornsby, Jennings, and Ross voted for the amendment, and Messrs Field and Dillon paired in favour of it. Messrs Flatman, Gihham and Hogan, who were absfent on the occasion of last week’s division, voted with the Government. Other Government members who cast in their lot with Mr Guinness were Messrs Bennett, Duncan, Mills, Poland, Remington, Rutherford, Seddon and Symes, but they had previously voted against the Government, and their action is thus consistent. Of the Opposition members, Mr Aitken voted with the Government.