THE NEW GERMAN TARIFF.
GREATLY INCREASED PROTECTION.
EFFECT OX CJOLONIAL PRODUCE.
(FROM OV& OWtf CORKESrOXDEST.) ' * LONDON, March 2. Yesterday -the new Gorman Oustoroe tariff oamo into foiro, and its pffoct can hardly fail to be a powerful one. Eren Now Zealand wifl not eecape t;he clutch of its •wido-roaohitig <entaalc6. Ono see- ' tion. ol the now Customs law ompowerq the Government to place a surtax ranging up to 100 per cent, of the ordinary tariff duties on dutiable good*? proceed- ■ ing from States that treat German ship* or products Joss favourably than, tihoso of other nations. In tho cat» of duty- ' freo goods, a special tax may be levied up to 50 per cent, of the value. Ikdide this penalty tariff, the Cuabome law provides for two other kinds of tariff. One. ' known «c tho "General" tariff, consists of reijaltevely hig/h rates of dutyj and ia meant to be used by the German Governmanit for bargaining purposes. Hbo other is known ac the "Oaiwentional" tariff, and is the result of commencial ' - treaties nrifott the centra! European t Powers. In many oases the rates of , ■
duty are iniioh lower urndor the "Con« % * ventional" than under th©' "General" ], - tariff. As Germany has at preeeafc ' ''\ twemtty-eifiht • il treaties, as well ac morit-favotired-nation £ agreements with other countries, the "<{ "Oonrentaonal" tariff is almost general ' in its application, and applies also to British exports. ' " " * v Now, under the old tariff, frozen meat < ■ bad to pay a duty of 7s 6d per cwt , under the new "Ocnvetftaonal" tariff it wBl pay 13s 6d, amd Under the new % "General" taniff no less than 22s 6d ocr cwt. There are similar relative in* creases Lα the duties on wheat, oat*, fruit, chiOJed 'beef, baoon, etc. There •.■ ore other productions Art which New ' Zealand will bo Mb by the new dutie* Wool, for instance, will be directly af« v> feefced. The Brittdsh woollen industry .-< vrM also be woree off than ever. Under * the old tariff the duties amounted ton much as £10 per cwt. en, come kinds <.» of woollen goods. The increases under 5f the cuem tariff v»Ty from 15 to 30 per -p oent. Aβ the botai annual export trade V| of woollen foods to Germany h valued '1$ at well over £3.000,000, thj& effect of the ' fi new duties must be most serious. Agaia k J-J' f > the du&ee <agai<n£ft> leather goods—boots and shoes—especially, have been greatly VS raised, and British book and shoe manu- Aβ facturers, badOy .bit thougjh they "wei» -|X by -the o2d tariff, are bound to suffer ■- $M irore serenely still." Thus, while the old tariff Briik'sh lea-tOier factures, chiefly,. boots and paid Gennen. dirties of 25s to per owt., the daiities under new Conventional' ' tariff will 30s to 45e, arid under the view "Goneraß'& « tariff 42s 6d to 90s. These appear to bilfv absolutely prdhibitire; and iiero again New Zealand piodtiots may feel tie realign influence, an hid<» ajid feather, ' Ufc, can. hardly fail to be adreißSly nffrntcd. ® It need haTdly bo said that this, Gepanao move is beiina actively worked ia England; as an araumeufc in favour of ' '| fiscal reform, at any riate to the extewb 'fa of retaliatory duties. ■ f|
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12477, 12 April 1906, Page 8
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529THE NEW GERMAN TARIFF. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12477, 12 April 1906, Page 8
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