COMMONWEALTH TARIFF.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 23 August 1907, Page 2

COMMONWEALTH TARIFF.

THE DEBATE OPENED. SPEECH BY MR REID. Melbourne, August 22. The Hon. T. G. Reid opened the dobate on the tariff? He made a general ottaok on the Government proposals. Ha-saidtha people had been invited by him to leave the tariff as it was, but refused to endorse his policy, and by a two to one majority pledged members to increase the tariff. It would be a monstrous absurdity to ask these members to go against their pledges; but at the same time he did not think the people in their maddest momentß expected Instalments of protection such as were now proposed.

Mr Reid intimated that the task set himßolf was to reduce the duties in the hope of securing a*revenue-producii)g tariff.

ANNOUNCEMENT EST THE COMMONS ' Received 22nd, 9.20 p.m. London, August i'i. When Mr Winston Churchill announced in the House of Commons that Sir W. Lyne was unable to defer the collection of the new duties, Mr Harold Cox shouted: "Will Birmingham commercial men take this lying down!"

BIRMINGHAM VIEWS. Received 22nd, 9.18 p.m. London, August 2Z. The Chairman of the Birmingham Cnaniber of Commerce declares that, in come cases, the new Australian tariff Is [prohibitive. He intends to confer with other chanibers.