Imperial Politics

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 207, 2 March 1914, Page 5

Imperial Politics

UXIOXISTS' TARIFF POLICY,

OUTUXF.I) i!Y .Mi:. BOXAK LAW

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright P.cceive.l 1, 5.5 p.m. l-uwlun, February 28. ■Mr. Bowir Law, Junior of the Unionist Party, writing in the journal "Our U'lag," outliues the Unionist policy in connection with the Tariff Reform at the next election. They would not impose new food duties, but hoped to remove some, of the existing duties. They would impose a tarill' not exceeding su«. iiu;!vn»c of ten per cent, on foreign fjiiods, ami cstablisli Imperial preference. Suck duties could be justilied on the strictest free trade principles by the. needs of revenue. Indian and Egyptian farmers would be compensated by using a portion of the tariff for revenue, reducing the burdens of agriculture, 'flu re would also be a re-adjustment of local taxation. The annual value of imported luxuries was thirty millions, which was beat able to bear a tariff.

WAGES OF LABOR.

MUST BE PUT OX PROPER LEVEL. London, February 28. -Mi, Bonar Law, replying to a farmers' deputation, said that some means must be found to place working men's wages on a proper basis, with as little inter•ferenco as possible. Similarly with regard to housing. The State should only intervene when private enterprise failed. POLLING OX THE OXE DAY. London, February 27. The House of Commons passed the second reading of a private member's Bill to conduct polling for the general election on the one day throughout the Kingdom. Received 1, 5.5 p.m. London, February 28. llr. 11. Samuel, on behalf of the Government, has adopted Mr. Verney'e Bill fixing all the polls at the general election, except the Universities, for the same day.