PROTECTION IN BOOTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 10 June 1913, Page 4

PROTECTION IN BOOTS.

In view of the fact that certain manufacturers in New. Zealand are asking for an increased duty on imported boots the following statement, prepared by the Auckland Boot and Shoe Betadlors' Association, showing the present duty an various classes of boats, will be read with interest : *>,., Girls' leather slipper, invoiced at Bona la 3d, pays duty BJd and 10 par cent, landing charges—66 per sent, protection; men' B leather slipper, invoiced at Home 2s 6d, pays Arty lid and 10 per eent. landing per cent, proteotidn; bates' erasing aboe, invoiced at Seme at Is Sd, p»y6 duty Is 3d ami If par sent, landing; charges—--81 par eaatf. protection; ladies' (tcotfcg shoe, iavoiced at He~oe at 4§ t flay* *t»ty la 8d and If par eeai. mms •*«s»«H?l'j«r «*«t. P r»-

tecfcion; ladies' walking shoe, invoiced at Homo at ss, pays duty la lOd and 10 per oent. landing charges—47£ per cent, protection; men's boot, invoiced at Home at 13s 6d, pays duty 3a 3d and 10 per oent. landing cliangos—3s per oent. protection; men's boot, invoiced at Home at Bs, pays 2s lOd duty ' md 10 per cent, landing charges—lls per cent, protection; men'H boot, invoiced at Home at 12s 6d, pays 3s 7d duty and 10 per cent, landing charges—-37$ per cent, protection.