IMPORTATION OF OATS.
MINISTERIAL VIEW,
Suggestions were recently made by Mr. A. Hamilton • (Wallace) that *,be Minister of Customs might issue regulations forbidding the importation of oats into New Zealand unless the importer could produce reasonable evidence that he could not get New Zealand-grown oats of equal quality at the same cost. Replying, the Hon. W. Downie Stewart said that the proposals were not considered practicable and could not therefore be adopted. Under the tariff agreement with Australia, oats produced in the Commonwealth were liable to 1/6 per cental Customs duty and 1 per cent ad valorem primage duty. Oats imported from other countries were at present dutiable at the rate of 2/ per cental and 1 per cent ad valorem primage duty. From inquiries which had been made itdid not appear that there was at present any urgent necessity to take special steps to restrict importations.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 161, 9 July 1926, Page 4
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