TARIFF COMMISSION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 170, 22 July 1904, Page 2

TARIFF COMMISSION.

REPORT ON BRITISH TRADH ' PROSPECTS. * , . . (Received July 22, 0.7 ' LONDON, July 31, The voluminous report of tts TUt* iff Commission on the iron and atM ' industries unanimously draw* m conclusion tlmt these British ries have declined whin comMnm* ' relatively with those of other winK, tries. The export trade to countries has diminished, while 'til*"' ' to the colonies has increased. iW; r colonial market is increasing. smiki more rapidly than British the colonies has increased, and mi*,' " eigD countries are sectoring a proportion of colonial trade, 'ifi-.-' relative decline of the British Irak .' and steel trust is not due tp' tfiy \i fault of the manufacturers or 'til J .i 4 workmen, but is due to the WjjEZf?: l ' States and Germany having 'mSnf'P'' control of therir home markets Jmfl t ' means of high tariffs and an orwupjiH ed system of regulating. their Swit'ii'S trade,' placing them in a position t»y A'' l dump surplus products on Hritida Md 'i+i other markets irrespective of ca£?•" The commission goes on to ay - that dumping could not be conttiuui . but for British free imports, ' ..