TARIFF REVISION.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18919, 7 February 1927, Page 10

TARIFF REVISION.

CANTERBURY FRUITGROWERS AFFECTED. During a short discussion it was suggested, at a meeting of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association on Saturdav night, that the tariff on imported fruit, raw and preserved, should be increased. The manager of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation, Ltd., Mr 11. E. Napier, wrote that the Tariff Revision Committee had commenced to tako evidence on matters affecting imported articles, and among the articles li.«ted for revision were several of interest to tlio fruitgrowing industry. M the last meeting of tlio Federation directors it was decided that the Federation should give evidence on behalf of the whole industry when the Tariff Committee was sitting in Wellington. Ono of the most important matter? to be brought forward would be the duty on imported- apples, and it was (he intention of the Federation to ask that the duty on imported apples bo doubled for the months' of September, October, and November. The secretary, Mr 11. E. Morgan, pointed out that the suggestion of increasing the tariff had already been included in a remit which had been forwarded to the Fruitgrowers' Conference.

COMMISSION'S SITTINGS IN ' CHRISTCHURCH. Tt is announced that the commission set up to report on the revision of tho Customs tariff will open its sittings in Christchurch on Thursday, the 17th inst. The place where tho commission will hold its sittings has not been fixed yet, but will be announced shortly. It is probable that the commission will sit in the Ministers' Boom nt the Government Departmental buildings. Tho commission will be in Christchurch from February 17th to Mareh 4th. The commission consists of the following:— Mr George Craig, Controller of Customs (chairman). , „ Mr O.yf. Clinkard, Advisory Officer to tho Department of Industries and Commerce. ' • • Mr J. IT. Forrester, Technical Adviser, Customs Department. Mr T. H. M. .Tanner, of the F.xamining Staff of the Customs Department. ThoMO who desiro to give evidonce before tho commission can make arrangements through tho Collector of Customs at Christchurch,. Mr' W. J. tf'raU. GENERAL MOTORS. . t vASSBMBLY PLANTS REDUCING ; STAFF. (TB> rUII. lytelal Benies.l WELLINGTON, February 6. Begulat}ng, ita staff according to the requirement* of. ita .New Zealand trade the General Motors Corporation is reducing hands at its assembly plants at Petone, Auckland, Christchurob, ana Dunedin. The Petone works maintained foil output throughout tho Christmas and New Year holidays, but on Friday fifty men were put off for the afternoon. This led to exaggerated reports, which, tapidly gained circulation in the tity that the works wsro being closed down. . Tho actual position is that the Petone works on January 15th # employed 432 nien. The rush having then passed, the total was reduced to 412 at the end of January, and it is expected that as the plant is sow running under standard conditions-the necessary output will be maintained with a total staff ot from 360 to 375 omployees, to which point it will be reduced within the next, few .weeks."

SMITHFIELD JPRICES. Xh« ZMltnd Uut Prodncm* Board hM rec«iv«d lb* following cable from it» London Offio*. daUd Fabroaty 4th, 1937, admin* Smilnfitld d«lira*d pric«e at thai data aa follow* (pricM for tb* two prtTioua vrtki in alio ihotii):- __

'Mutton market—\Veth«r» ete*dy with (tic demand. Then * better detsana (or «*M owing to. reduction in price*. Beef—Market baa been oreMupplied witlj chilled beet Incrfe in prices U only temporary end is awing to the (act ib»t carry, ing itNBM -fcanr* been delayed by bad *eatber. . FAT STOCK PRICES.

. Jk* N«w Zaalutd If Mi Product**' Botrd •dTiwt thai tlw following pricei *r» own* «Bmd for f»i ttooic for txport on February -*tfc, IW7: , HawJce'a B»r—Prim* woolly limbs. S5qwtliiv tomb*, 754 «y^& B r PIUM wooU y k"* 1 *. Sft-tinder «d. W-tttt 7R 43-or.r 6{d;'Meoasl qoality 8* «M«b «, «-OTO ti; Mcoad quality ttBH 7|d '-i* • FBOZBNMEAT. ftLl A ! Ut- * BM * * , *» c UT"»f-«>rT«IOHT.) Unnuus a«d ha c«« lasocunoir.) . (Rawwd February 6th, 5.5 p.ro.) oMdfaun, „ona offer- j .YfclorUß, Id; othtrt «ja ; ibirf,, CWn*llkwf~Ar(i«B»lne fort, M •**• <Hfc«r rnatu unchanged.

Per lb 4-3- ll-l-37. 97. 37. d. d. d. N.Z. Wathrn and' M»idtti»—- ; •. • ■' Canterbury quality, Miectad . brand* (old Mason): . f* M-undtr .. <1 61 57-64 .. — 6| 6| i 64-71 ..6 H 6k Olb«r brand* (mi mmod): ' M 6! M-nndar . .. H S7-M .. .. 64 ®4 6* 84-73 .... 61 6* K.Z. E«m (old «M*ra)— Gt-ondn v. *' a « K<Z« 'Lamb*— Caatarbnry qtulily (old mmou): 8*-und«r .. io 10 10 37-43 >8} . 8» WHO M . . .1 7* 7| Ti SMondi .. 1. 7 ■7 7J Saltotod brand*; M-und«r .. — _ — 3(7-43 .. , .. - — — Oth*? brands, fint quality. (mw mmod): 43-onder .. 101 10i 10J Saoooda . .. ..91 n 91 S.Zi Bm 1- . Ox lom, .. .. SI 31 , Oi hind* .. 4 4 4 • Cow fore* .. .. — — Cow hinda .. — _ Argentine Chilled Bm(— Ok foiaa- ..4 t Ox hind* .. .. £) <1 *t Argtatin* Frown Ox fona .. .. Si 3 i si Ox hind* .» .. 4 4 4Fiona Pork— 80-1301b .. .. s 8 8 MO-MOlb .. 71 74 T»