SOUTH AFRICAN TARIFF.
PREFERENCE TO BRITAIN IN JEOPARDY. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received August 31st, 5.5 p.m.) CAPE TOWN, August 30. Tho preferential tariff in favour of Britain is in jeopardy, and is likely to be scrapped. Tho Customs authorities complain that quantities of Continental goods are smuggled in as British. The Hons. H. Burton and A. Fischer, members of the Cabinet, v.'ho have been consulting the Imperial Government regarding naval policy, have hinted that preference might possibly be dropped. The Dutch organ "Ons Land" proposes a large increase of duty on British goods in order to provide funds for a Navy on the erroneous assumption that £500,000 in rebates on British goods goes into the pockets of Home manufacturers. Tho fear Ls expressed in somo circles that the Government will make the Navy question an excuse for abolishing preference on British goods, and will then discover that tho extra Customs revenue must bo devoted to land defence or other local purposes.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14759, 1 September 1913, Page 7
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