A NEW ZEALANDER'S VIEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5501, 19 October 1901, Page 2

A NEW ZEALANDER'S VIEWS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

Sydney, October 18

Mr G. F, Jakins, of Christchurch, interviewed on the Federal tariff, said New Zealand must come into the Federation or lose her small farmers. The South African market was no use to New Zealand except in time of war. Victoria could send her produce by a direct line. New Zealand had to charter steamers, and filling up large steamers glutted the market. New Zealand's only other outlet was England, where the prices were fir below those in Australia.

Christchurch. Ootober 17

The Chamber of Commerce passed the following resolutions re the Federal tariff:— «That this Chamber being of opinion that the highest form of statesmanship would be manifested in fostering and developing commercial relatione between two such contiguous and imperially nnited countries •a Australia and New Zealand, deprecates any course of action, suoh as imposition of prohibitory duties that irrgbfc tend to diminish trade between the two countries or to lessen the goodwill that has hitherto existed between them.' 'That in tbe opinion of this Chamber the Federal tariff should be met by New Zealand seeking new and permanent markets for her produce, rather than by imposing a special tariff with the avowed object of retaliation.'

Napier. Oct 18

At a special meet ins; of the Chamber of Commerce to cousider the Federal tariff, the following resolution was a&rried :—• That notwithstanding that the Federal tariff may to some ej.tent prf juriioally affaot exports to Australia of New Zealand products, this chamber does not thick It weald be wise, expedient or statesmanlike to adopt any retaliatory measures by imposing prohibitory duties against the Commonwealth, but is of opinion thnb the Federal tariff should be met by New Zealand seeking fresh and permanent markets for produce.' The Chamber could not see it way to adopt the (suggestion of the Dundin Chamber relative to subsidising steamers

iWellingtoh, Ootober 18

Mr Chalmers, the well known Wellington cooper, has reoeived an intimation from a large Meat Company In New South Wales thab an imposition of the Federal duty of 20 per cent ad valorem, absolutely prohibits the use of New Zealand staves in Australia' The duty means increasing the cost of every cask by 14d