AUSTRALIA'S POLICY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 14 October 1907, Page 3

AUSTRALIA'S POLICY.

A I OLD-W ATER TULiOWEU. LonJon, October 11. Senator Pulsford, of the CommunwaltU Parliament, in a letter to the Times, interprets the word "Mandir" used by the Hod. R. B. \\ ise, in his letter ol the Bth in»t, as implying mere')" '•unfavorable criticism." He add* that is i» gMfcl for Australia to know all view*. Senator I'ul-t-nl nevt i:ien*i"n- the Empire a?p*-et "f a tariff which discriminate* between the Umtel Knioiom an.l British India. Commenting on the prohibition of immigration of contract lab r into the Commonwealth, nml speakintr of the remit* of his inquiries in England on thi* point, he savi tlie res! ret ion is affecting immigration from Eng' and to Australia every day of the yeir anil Uoeking schemes' of enterprise in all tortious. * TOE TARIFF. NOT WHOLTA' COXDEVNED IX ENGLAND. London, licio!:i*r 11. The Morning I'. ,:. com:;< iitm,- on the Common\4.'lll:h wirc-netti;!;; (L.: 1 gays: meat seems to ■'■t i! !or> jn_ the principle of preferenc ■ in a stnk ng manner The increase of prctVreiH*»* in this cise has been from one-sixth to one-half of the duty. It may mike it impos-ible for the foreigner to compete for any length of time with the British manufacturer." [The duty proposed by- the Government was 30 p<-r cent on foreign mat tactured wire-neiting. :> rt-1 25 per ce on British Parliament. amended it 10 per cent for foreign and 5 per ce for British.] Mr Andrew Bonar Law, Parii im>'nt- I ary secretary to the Board of Trade, •peaking at Newcastle, commented on j the new Australian taritf. 110 said he believed that, de-pitc the tariff. Australia would continue to be a jrreat importer. The pr.'fi r.'nc L > conceded was of real value to British trade. BRITISH SHIPPING THREATENED. Beloved 13th, 4.25 p.m. London, OctoVer 12 Lord Durham, speaking at XVwcast declared if the proposals of the Ai tralian tariffites were adopted. Britaii whole shipping would be dislocated. I thought of hta own eonntry before t Colonies.