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countries entitled to preference. Most of these schedules are extremely lengthy, and it is neither practicable nor necessary to reproduce them. The New Zealand Schedule (Schedule XIII) is, however, printed in full as Appendix I to this publication. It should be noted that no surtax would be payable upon the negotiated most-favoured-nation rates shown in this schedule, and that in giving effect to the Agreement it would in general be the intention, when surtax is removed from such negotiated most-favoured-nation rates, to remove any primage or surtax now payable in respect of similar goods being the produce or manufacture of anjr country forming part of the British Commonwealth. In the case of motor-vehicles (item 389 (a) and (c) in Part I) surtax would continue to be payable on Canadian imports, and on slippers and other footwear (item 196 (2) and (3) in Part II) the Canadian rates shown incorporate the surtax at present charged separately. The tariff treatment proposed to be extended by various other countries in respect of certain items of interest to New Zealand is shown in Appendix 11. The information given is by no means exhaustive, but it represents an effort to indicate the concessions granted over a fairly representative range of New Zealand products. No information is shown in respect of the following schedules:— Schedule I.—Commonwealth of Australia. Schedule IV —Burma. Schedule V.—Canada. Schedule IX.—Republic of Cuba. Schedule Xl.—French Union. Section B : French Equatorial Africa. Section C : French West Africa. Section D: French Somali Coast and Dependencies. Section F: Guadeloupe and Dependencies. Section G: French Guiana. Section H: Indo-China. Section I: Madagascar and Dependencies. Section J: Martinique. Section L: Reunion. Section M: St. Pierre et Miquelon. Section N: Tunisia. Schedule XVI. —Southern Rhodesia. Schedule XVll.—Syro-Lebanese Customs Union. Schedule XIX. —United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Section A: Metropolitan Territory. Section B: Newfoundland. Section C: Dependent Territories of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Section D : Malayan Union. Section E: Palestine. As a-further aid to exporters and other interested persons, the existing rates of duty are in each case quoted for purposes of comparison. These are based on the latest information available in New Zealand. Where the " present rate " and ' proposed rate " are the same, the proposal is to bind the " present rate " against increase.