THE FRENCH TARIFF.
•• VEXATIOIS MIX UTEXESS." MUCH MONEY FOR FRENCH WORKERS. By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright Received April o, 1(1.45 p.m. Paris, April o. k The new French tariff which has been •enforced invests the Government with retaliatory powers. The opinion is that Britain has been treated as leniently as possible. The chief feature is the number of now classifications directed against (lermany, but, indirectly afi'ecting Britain.
The vexatious minuteness of the new classification is probably more harmful than higher duties. Thus, steel wire, in addition to paying duty according to weight and gauge, is required to pay according to its capacity to carry electricity. British textiles escaped comparatively liiihtlv. but the increase on Sheffield" goods' totals .-£20,000 per annum.
M. Klotz, president of the Customs Commission, declares that the tariff puts millions and millions of francs into the pockets of the French working classes.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 356, 6 April 1910, Page 5
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144THE FRENCH TARIFF. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 356, 6 April 1910, Page 5
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