AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3444, 25 March 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

' B_lC_§. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. SYDNEY, March 24. The De Lauret Company are claiming £14,000M from the New South Wales Govern_mentAfor allegedly maliciouvsly preventing the . plaintiffs carrying out wheat co-nh-acts. NEW FEDERAL TARIFF. PREFERENCE TO BRITAIN AND DOMINIONS.

Received 11.10 a.m.

SYDNEY,’ This Day.

' The only change regarding the elections is a ‘slight improvemefit in Mr Holman’s position at Cootamundra. MELBOURNE, This Day. Al-rived: Kaiwarra, from New Zealand. .

The Executive of the Labour Party passed a motion condemning the lavish expenditui-e in connection with the Prince of Vvales’ visit, and asking the Labour members to refrain from listening to the Naval and Military Forces Bill as a protest afgainst Mr Cookfs refusal to receive a deputation from the Council on the question of the wa.i‘ gratuity to the merchant mar-

In the House of Representatives Mr Massey-Greene in introducing the Tariff Bill, said the outstanding lesson of the war left no option but to adopt such a policy as to ensure Australia against. the commercial bleeding: to which it is subjected. In c.\'plaining the Bill he said it provided substantially increased preference to Britain, and permits the reciprocal tariff relationship with other parts of the Empire, which may be granted to tlie United Kingdom as a preferential rate, either in whole or in part. The Bill prohibits reciprocal relationships with any Dominion wherein economic conditions are lower than prevail in Australia. The Bili also provides for the extension -of an intermedite tariff to any country with which reciprocal trade reilationships are arranged, and Ptotects new industries by providing an additional duty to prevent dumping. The number of new dtuies totals 95. an. all these cases in the last tariff the importations from United Kingdorfi were free; provision was also made for (referred duty, which become operative at some future date with the object of giving opportunity of establishing industries in Australia by time deferred duty operates. If this is not done the Minister is empowered to postpone the imposition of deferred duty. The new duties come into operation to-da.y_ In the Senate Mr Russelle tabled a‘ report from the Lieut.-Governor of Papua stating that the meeting which urged his removal was not representative, uand carrying the motion only by 75 to 59.