REPLIES TO QUESTIONS.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Last Kight. Replying to questions in the House of Representatives, Ministers stated that provision would be naadd in the tramway regulations to ensure that jacks for the raising of cars in the case of accidents are carried on each car. It was not practicable to discriminate betweei furniture made by Chinese in Australia and that irade by British labour. As a rule the furniture made by Chinese would not be exported by such Chinese, but through a Chinese merchant. The rates erf duty on wicker and ratten war© would be considered by the House when the Tariff schedules were brought down. Although a return of just over 4 per cent, on the capital invested was paid by the railways during the last financial year, the cost of operating had an upward tendency, and in view of. the increases that had to be made in the wages of the railway staff, it was not considered desirable to diminish the revenue at the present juncture by reducing fares and freights. The increasing of the age at which children could be carried free would involve a loss of a very considerable amount of revenue to the Department, arid in those circumstances the Minister was unable to give a. favourable answer to the question.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 2 October 1913, Page 5
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222REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 2 October 1913, Page 5
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