THE TARIFF COMMITTEE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5825, 29 November 1879, Page 2

THE TARIFF COMMITTEE

The Tariff Committee recen’ly appointed by the House of Representatives have brought up the following report “ The committee appointed to consider and report on the question of what relief can be afforded to manufacturers in this colony, by lessening or abolishing duties at present levied on articles used by them in their respective manufactures, and on other means by which the establishment of colonial industries may be promoted, have the honor to make the following interim report : “ The committee recommend that the following articles be admitted free of duty : Grindery, except heel and toe plates ; boot lining, morocco, roan, japanned and enamelled leather, seal skins and goat skins, saddlers ironmongery and hames, carriage bolts, nuts, screws, tyre bolts, shackle-holders, and other iron fittings, hatters’ material, almonds used in confectioners’ manufactures, sheet zinc, plain galvanised iron, metal frames for bags and satchels. “ The committee recommend that certain be increased as follows I —Candles, other Ut i , tallow, per lb., instead of Id. per lb.; baalies, plain, 2s. per pair ; sashes, glazed, with ornamental glass, 4s. per pair ; doors, plain, 2s. each j doors, glazed, with ornamental glass, 4s. each ; and that the duty ,on. Australian wins be restored to 4s. per gallon.

“ Th-* commit''ee do not recommend an import diiv o;i co d ; but con-i ler it advisable, iu order to nsrist the coalmining industries port dues at coal ports, as well as railway charges on coals, be reduced to the owest possible point. It is recommended that no duty on green fruit should be imposed ”