PREFERENTIAL PROPOSALS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8909, 31 August 1907, Page 2

PREFERENTIAL PROPOSALS.

Canada and AustraliaPress Association. —Copyright. Melbourne, August 30. Following are the principal lines upon which Canada has asked for preference from the Commonwealth bicycles, timber, furniture, leather, boots, shoes, chairs, agricultural implements, harvesters, apparel and cotton piece goods. New Zealand and Australia. The question of preference between the Commonwealth and New Zealand has again been revived. The Federal Government has been approached by an agent for tho New Zealand Government with a view to ascertaining whether Government is prepared to consider fresh proposals. Sir W. Lyno states that he reminded the agent that a preference arrangement was arrived at when Mr Seddon was alive but the Government was reconstructed afterwards and did not carry the scheme into effect. The agent declared that the New Zealand Government was still anxious to come to an understanding which should be mutually beneficial to both countries. Sir W. Lyne told him tho matter could not bo considered in connection with the tariff, but when tho tariff was completed be would bo ipreparod to go more fully into tho matter.