COLONIAL RECIPROCITY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9022, 7 February 1895, Page 5

COLONIAL RECIPROCITY.

Tress Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Adelaide, February 6. An important reciprocal treaty has been signed by Hon. G. C. Kingston on behalf of South Australia, and the Hon. J. C 4. Ward on behalf of New Zealand, by which the two colonies are to exchange certain commodities free of duty. The chief Adelaide produce affected will be wine. Mr Ward made confidential overtures on the matter to the Premiers' Conference.

Under the treaty between South Australia and New Zealand the latter may import into Adelaide barley, oats, horses, and hops, and Adelaide may send to New Zealand wines, salt, olive oil, fresh and dried fruits, free of duty. The treaty comes into force on May Ist, though it is possible the date will b9 extended to July Ist in order to allow the Parliaments of the colonies to ratify the same. In case of the terms being ratified, the treaty will run for seven years. One of its provisions is that similar concessions will not be granted by either contracting party to any other colony during its currency. According to the Hon. Mr Ward, the remission of duties, apart from fruits, taking last year as a basis, means to New Zealand about £14,000.