COMMONWEALTH TARIFF.
Melbourne, December 8. The House of Representatives fixed the duty on Oregon and New Zealand pine (undressed) for all sizes at 6d per hundred superficial feet. The Queensland members strongly opposed the free admission of New Zealand pine, desiring to insist on the exclusive use of Queensland pine for butter boxes. Against this it was Queensland was hetpsrfjmporting New Zealand pine for~Eer own butter boxes, and that orders placed for Queensland .pine a year ago were not yet fulfilled.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 7 December 1907, Page 2
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81COMMONWEALTH TARIFF. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 7 December 1907, Page 2
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