IMPORTS EXCESSIVE?
PARTIAL PROHIBITION PLAN. TO FOSTER LOCAL INDUSTRIES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. When speaking iiij the House of Representatives this afternoon, Mr, F. Waite (Reform, Clutha) expressed the opinion that New Zealand's imports were excessive, and suggested it might be necessary to prohibit certain classes. There were miners, sawmillers and woollen workers out of employment, and a check'on imports would stimulate those industries. A suggestion for the prohibition of imports might sound drastic, but drastic measures were required. Of course, there would have to be a regulation against unfair prices, but that could easily be framed. There was no reason for going outside New Zealand for timber or coal, and more use could be made of flax. The finest of woollen goods could be manufactured in New Zealand, and it would not do any harm to stop the importation of those articles for two years.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 156, 4 July 1931, Page 7
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