THE FEDERAL TARIFF.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 236, 17 October 1901, Page 3

THE FEDERAL TARIFF.

EON. KEID'S CENSURE MOTION. FEB PEBSB ASSOCIATION. Melboubnj, October 16. Hon. G. H. Raid's speech was hardly up to his usual form or expectations. He umally scores' his best points off interruptions. The Government knowing this, took the precaution to warn their followers not to interrupt. Evi-. den'ly the Opposition leader felt the want of a spur. Mr Barton will make an effort to ge 1 ; a division on Friday. GERMAN OPINION. Beelin, October 15. The German Press advfrsely criti-' cUes the Australian tmff. BUGGBSSED IMPOST ON BAULK TIM BBS. Wellington, October 16. The Sawmillers' Union has wired to the Premier, urging the imposition of a tygh export duty on baulk timber. Auckland, October 16. A meeting of sawmillers carried 8 resolution expressing, the opinion that if the Federal tariff, as now proposed, is finally accepted, .New Zealand should put an export duly on all logs and square timbar. Deleg.tes were appointed to go to Wellington to represent the views of the meeting to the Government, Thß Chamber of Commerce met and considered the Premier's message re the Federal tariff, and apjpointed a committee to take evidei.ee of those interested. EFBEOT OF THE TARIFB ON LOCAL TIMBER TRADE, A representative of the News interviewed Mr. Snowball, manager of the New Plymouth Sash and Door Company, on Wednesday, and was-court-eously received. On the reporter seating his mission Mr. Snowball " Well, to speak candidly, I have not had time to consider tbe matter." " Wt.at will be the general effect of the new tiriff, in your opinion, on the local timber iudus'ry 1" " I do not think it will aff ct us in any way, as we do no export business." "How would it aff cctln kauri timi ber trade V j " Wtll, if the du y imposed affected , that trade it would simply mean that ! the northern saw millers being forced to look for a bigger sale in New Zealand, tie price here might be lowered. But if the duty is levied on Baltic timber as Wi 11, of which a great quantity is ; used in Australia, the k mri would not jsutler. The Australian manufacturers s would fcimply add the increased duty to .the c SS of the manufactured article, so that the consumer would have to beir the kiuiden." | "Do you think your output of maaujfactuied gotds wili be in any pay of-j | f cted, a j , for instance, by the northern mills sending ou; such goods within 'NawZaliiid?" j i " No; they send out all they can • low, and I don't think tbey could in- j Oi their local market;) for such I article-) to any appreciable extent, or make any difference in present conditions."