COMMONWEALTH TARIFF.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 31 August 1907, Page 2

COMMONWEALTH TARIFF.

J BRITISH MANUFACTURERS* VIEWs POINT. Received 31st, 12.2 a.m.* Loudon, August 30. r The Daily Chronicle declare* the Brit tish manufacturer, in the abstract, would , like preference on Australian markets Q just ns the Australian producer would . like preference on the British market. f The former ia hostile to the increase i scale of duties, and thinks on the whole 0 lie is likely to be *wofse"off than undw e the non-preferelftial tariff. Their attic tudc may open the Australasian pron duccrs' eyes to an aspect of the tariff reie form movement which they hitherto, i. pechaps, have not adequately considered. t t Our tariflites' scheme, as wc understand (I it, is not to leave Australian goods u»s . taxed, but to tax all goods alike 1 , and d, then tax foreign a litfie more. rt AUSTRALIA'S TARIFF WALE.- ! a l MUCH LOWER THAN FOREIGN BKL rd, . TISH MARKETS.

Received 31st, 1.4 a.m. London, August 30. The Morning Post, in an energetio ar* tide on the value of Australian preference, condemns as illogical the position of those, expatiating on the expansion of British trade in foreign countries, where . f the duties on manufacturers average 60 per cent., yet represent colonial duties .'># of about half that rate as insurmount- ' '*, able prohibition. v jj '1

REQUESTS K>K PREFERENCE,

FROM CANADA.

Received 31st, 12.35 am.' ■ Melbourne, August 80.

The following-arc the principal lines upon which Canada asked preference from the Commonwealth: Bicycle, timber, furniture, leather, boats, shoes, chairs, agricultural implements, harvesters, apparel and cotton piece goods. > FROM NEW ZEALAND. Melbourne, August 80. The question of preference between the Commonwealth and New Zealand has again been revived. The Federal Government has been approached "by an agent for the Zealand Government with a view to ascertaining ■'whether the Government is prepared to consider fresh proposals. Kir W. Lyne states he reminded the agent that a preference arrangement wa» arrived a* when the late Mr Scddon was . alive, but the Government reconstructed afterwards did not carry the scheme into effect. The agcnt~ueclarwl the New Zealand Government was still anxious to come to an understanding, which would be mutally beneficial to both countries. Sir W. Lyne told "him the matter could not "be considered in connection with the tariff, but when the tariff waß completed he would be prSpaTed to go more fully, into the matter.