The Custom Department.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) , WeiJiISGTon/ Friday. MrOrlasgow, Secretary of Customs, did not leavo by the Wakatipu, though a passage \yas taken by her. It was decided at last .moment' ho should ..wait for.., . the , arrival of the Premier to-day. He will probably leave by the Mouowai, and. join Mr Reeves as delegate. His business will bo to collect information as to tho possibility of reciprocity in tariffsj' particularly with Victoria. The difficulty is that most, of the Victorian natural products already come in free, and to admit her manufactures would entirely swamp New Zealand manufactures.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4884, 23 November 1894, Page 2
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97The Custom Department. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4884, 23 November 1894, Page 2
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