THE TARIFF.
Per Press Association. Wellington, May l.». 'The Local Industrial Association, after some eighteen months' deliberation and discussion, lias sent in a report to the (Jovernment which embodies the decisions arrived at. The report includes recommendations received from other associations, (,'enerally speaking, it is in favor of taking oil' or reducing the la rill' on some articles of food—sugar, for instance, by :ts per cwt. To protect the engineering industry a tnvill' of ;13 1-3 per cent is suggested on machinery which en: now be made with advantage in the colony,through patents having expired. An increase is recommended on candles, the manufacture of which is said to be languishing under the present tarill'. T)uncdin. Mav 15. The Trades' ami Labor ( oiuiril decided to s"t up n. lariff committee in connection with (he proposed revision of'the tarilf next- session. The Council desires more protection to colonial industries.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 16 May 1907, Page 2
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147THE TARIFF. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 16 May 1907, Page 2
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