PROTECTION.
(by telegraph—press association). Wellington, Tuesday. There have been some very lively scenes at the meetings of the Wellington Conciliation Board, which is investigating the complaints oi the Iron and Brass Moulders' Union. It appears (telegraphs the Herald's correspondent) from some of the evidence given that protective duties in some cases do not foster local industry. For instance, it appears th:it the bulk of the brass work required in the colony is imported. Mr Fißher, a member of the Board, asked : Isn't there any duty on imported brass mouldings ? A Witness : Oh, yes ; a duty of 25 per cent. Mr Fisher : And can't you compete with the imported article with the assistance of the duty ? Witness: Oh, dear, no. An employer present at to-day's sitting derided the idea of protection. " Why, protection," he Baid, "is not worth an old chew of tobacco to us.'' Another employer said, " It's a farce " ; and a third, " It's a fraud."
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Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 384, 19 January 1899, Page 3
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