HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12897, 31 August 1907, Page 11

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

fUDAt, A-OtST 30. AFTERNOON SITTING.

f1, 9 House met at 2.30 p.m. iABOUR LEGISLATION. The Industrial Conciliation and Aruei»<"» Amendment 13th and b l Tlri Act Amendment Bill tho time pro forma, and S^rfourßri^Coininftteo. LEAVE OP ABSENCE. Air T Parata was granted Lou dara loare of ahseaoo oix account ot ill hfitt,th • THE TARIFF. The House then went into Committeo on the Tariff Bill. tf. HELD moved an amendment to ixchlde grapes from the duty of one S.MS could not be grown in -How Inland lor table purposes t.. compare with Australian grapes. .Much had been aakl of grapes grown in Auckland, hi* the Southern portions ot th» colony never saw grapes lit ior the tahlo which were grown in Auckland, and it was unreasonable to inflict on poor peoplo the extra charge. Mr MILLAR opposed the ametidMr POOLE contended that if grapes ircre admitted fn>c, it would rum many imnll growor. in tho Auckiand district. Mr RUTHERFORD, in supporting tho amendment, said that whilst at Rotorua ho purchased Auckland grapes which tasted like I.otorua bath water. The omondraont was lost by 61 vokt, tO I4 - _, „ ■ Mr MILLAR, in reply to Mr Guinrrffs, s. id that tho iwrtion of the £200,000 Remitted on sugar that would benefit tho manufacturers oi beer would bo £3000. Jlr POOLE moved an amendment providing that sugar required for the n_nufnduro of beer should still pay duty. Mr WILFORD, whilst sympathising n'itli Mr Poolo, said it would be impossililo to 6ny which portion of tho wgar (if any) imported wouln bo used for the manufacture of beer. Ho added th»t if £3000 was all that would _4 derived from this source, tho cost

, Of collecting the duty would swallow up tho whole nmount. .Mr GUINNESS sakl the breweries .had te supply tho Customs Departtnent with monthly returns, which (.mill be utilised for tho purpose of rfoollecting the duty, t Mr - MILLAR opposed the amendment, an it would be practically im- :'. passible to collect the duty.. FISHER said.that although he Ml', on tho no-license platform na ;fttoa as any other member of the . HoiiM, he would support tho Gorern.laent.

The amendment won lost by 38 votes tOSH. :

.: Mr GRAHAM naked tho Minister if i',:>he could give an assurance that the •j reduction on sugar would benefit the V.W <»M«n»r. He contended that jama 'tT L a nttlf P« nn y P«r lb cheaper, :vWlt if the jam maiiufacturere were '. n *nfl mmc position as the brewers, ?|;J»o'-Wfled to pass tho concession on ||ta,t_o consumer, then the duty should 1 ._!_.• !" *_ aa the m oney would be in the hands of th. Govoxns&Mr T. MACKENZIE nrged that the *j.wmmeit6 Department should keep an . __?"_, prlp ? of raw "'annals comCTA a _£*• colon y. ft,, J the price at .. _ ha manufactured article wa. sletsilei to the consumer. ■<£Jb -MILLAR said tho reduction on ;WrwouW not affect the sugar ro- - fe_ '? in any way. A ?__hl ✓?. -"P. remomliercd was that ', I"SSLii _ lOUI , aI S,, S nr Company found -,A» *»ttld bo cheaper to refine sugar in «>"<>ve its refinery _?!!t duty waa retain^ ti __?° D Mkcd if tho Government 2a tS he * ROt 60 mn »y sticii_ = _f,_u_ nlK,ut fcwo o»nc«i. ___*, . i_ _. Bnid that Porhans tho >«.!_?. 1 b _ Prided for n tho _™.S*' Introduced. vHf!'' 0 tea, however A ?. MM that a good 1 ?n t_a i?_ P 2 ck,nf 7 was now curried on - and the provision that ; '-''4o_3_?! «'J antlt, « than fivo lb : **2^L^ . NZ " IE "M that ? ~ ar? ° nunntitiw of do.SSfw" 5 m „ x « ,"P with tho locally --.gcttj1 teas and sold, at enormous pr_. ._W_h£J . T nofc pJiilanthroLSl^r* 8110 " S»y P«t cent. ' mXZi that o t , hn nr "»fi tf P»~ ;;-K™ *■« 8(1. -nife wu. rc■W(_fcw. mefl hore at aD «™>»» _dr nt ™ nc ? ativwi *»• I TSI i. mOTe . that the duty : *3E3 n _ a lnU -v<'"»y P" lb, a , %■'■&bSsA ™ an "f n ct»ron. were b.in« -«*T H„ ~/. "tent of 100 p,v that t,;o nnro acetic l'««l'"-t- pontnine:! : Jlr At TT T in •»'*'»*t __!!_ ■ DaYf \ v * amendment, 111 fh " lo«»t trnco of l^«Sinfe U Sr n ,ra * interrupted by ; _j- _.' a «Jouriimoiit.