TARIFF DUTIES.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18631, 4 March 1926, Page 9

TARIFF DUTIES.

SUCCESS IN AUSTRALIA.

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

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(Received March 3rd, 8.35 p.m.)

MELBOURNE, March 3

In the House of Representatives, Mr Pratten, opening tho debate on the sew Tariff Duties Validating Act, passed last September, authorising the collection of new duties for oae year, sftid it was the earnest desire of the Government to seo that tho further development of secondary industries should not be hampered. Six months had elapsed since tho new duties were &r«t collected, and very considerable progress had been made in the industries affected.

The new tariff had revived the whole textile industry. It had been givea fresh hope all round, and the Government's action had been fully justified through a large amount of additional employment having been found. The projected new duties had also stopped tho closing down of many important engineering establishments enabling industries now to undertake a much greater proportion of work required in Australia than previously.

If Parliament confirmed the dnties he believed that within a year further textile factories would be established in the Commonwealth by at least three of the leading British manufacturer#. He concluded by suggesting that the migration of industry should be linked with the migration of people.