PROTECTION IN QUEENSLAND.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 221, 19 September 1888, Page 8

PROTECTION IN QUEENSLAND.

j In the Queensland Assembly to-day Sir I Thomas Moll wraith made his Financial I Statement/ The Estimated r expendi-. | fare for the year 1883-9 M, £3,564,000, [arid the estimated revenue is £3,429,000, leaving 'a deficiency of I £153,000. Itis proposed to beet the deby raising through the Customs alone,-\£207,000, leaving „■ an estimated Burplus'■' at" the end of next year of £72,000. It is proposed to abolish the royalty on timber, and issue licenses for■■'- cutting and removing it which to some extent will make good the^deficiency caused by. the abolition of royalty, Land to increase the duty on imported tim- | ber by 6d pfeivlOO supertibial feet. '■'■ The ex«" ' ciBO dv ty is 7to be abolished ton colonial beer, and to balance this it is proposed to | raise the import duty on malt from 6d to *3s per bushel, on hops from 2d; to, |6d per lb, and on glucose for the manufacture of beerthe present ad valorem duty: | will=be exchanged for- a fax of £5 per ton. i The Treasurer regards unfavourably both the land and income tax. The * Govern ment propose to* repe »1 the old tariff entirely, and to. remodel it on a protection basis, the ad valorem duties to be increased from 7£ to ,15 ypdr cent. Referring to the importation of fa/ming produce from the southern colonies, Queensland mi ports are said to be 24 per cent, per bead more than those of New.: South Wales, and 39 percent, more than those of Victoria, and ;: it has Ijeen decided, therefore, to foster the farming md ustry in Quoenslanl toy increasing* the duty on malt, hops, barley, oats, maize, bran, i pollai'dj cheeSOj bacon, hams, butter, pork . lard, oniony potatoes and garden producerAfter mature deliberation it was olsodecided to propose an increased: duty oh machinery, with a few exceptions, namely — that which cannot be made in the colony. /Printing, paper and paper for making up stationery was made free of duty. Boots and shoes have the ad valorem duty oh them doubled, namely—from 7-J to 15 per cent. In framing the tariff the Trea surer had as njuclj regard as ppssiblo to givitig encourager_e_t to ivaxlO i__ide the colony without bearing oppressively on any portion of tho community. The following are the principal items affected by the new tariff, | yfl.ich'.^omeij ,' ; ihta: operation to-morrow morning- S^Tallpw" aiid Btearine, **l*Jd per lb; candles, 3d per lb; cheese, bacon and hams, 3d per lb ;< confectionery and leather, 4d per lb; ; bops, ;;;6d per lb; coal, 2s per ton ; potatoes, hay and chaff, 15s,,and > onions. 20a per ton:; wheat, 6d; barley, 9d; maize rind oats, 8d; bran and pollard, 4d ; malt, 3s; beans and peas, Is — al per bushel ;{ -manufactured tobacco, 3s, and unirianufactured, Is; 6d, per lb; cigars arid cigarettes, 6s per lb; glucose, £5 per ton ; sparkling wines, 10s, and wines containing over 25 per cent, of alcohol, 12s per •gallon-; logahd^rindressed tiraber, Is :'6d, jand dressed timber, 2s per 100 superficial feet; boots; and shoes; 83 to ",225: .per. -dbiteri. pairs, according to sizes;;; y COtbori, '; flannel, lines , and moleikin/piecej goods, £10 per:: every • £100 Hvorth-; machinery:and boilbrs,. fixed aboard and used in propelling any vessel into Queensland; £15forr every £100 value of such vessels being traders within Queensland.' . '. -

* It was resolved to; consider the Financia1 Statement on Thursday. ' :