THE TARIFF PROPOSALS.
By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, July 30. The Chamber of Commerce met tonight to consider the tariff, and passed the following resolutions: — That in view of the remission of id per lb granted to local manufacturers in sugar this Chamber is strongly of~opinion that the schedule of old duties on imported confectionery should be reverted to; that the duty on foreign cocoa should be reduced to Id per lb; that infants food should be admitted free; that the Government should be recommended to revert to the old duty on boots and ,hoes; that the remissions named in class 6 should not come into force until January 31st; that roofing tiles should be included in class 9, and also under the preferential tariff, schedule D, part 2; that an ad valorem duty of 20 per cent, should be placed on handbills, circulars, etc., instead of 3d per lb; that trade catalogues and price lists should be free; that corrugated iron should be admitted free; that the duty on cash registers should not be increased; that dairy cleansing materials should be placed on the free list; that unprinted butter paper should be free. ,
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8499, 31 July 1907, Page 5
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