TARIFF HOLIDAY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19726, 17 September 1929, Page 11

TARIFF HOLIDAY.

HR GRAHAM'S VIEWS. fALL'B OF BIROPBAN CO-OPBRATION. omciiL nacuss.) {l#c«iT®d Srptember 10th, 7.10 p.m.) RUGBY, heptomber 10. Kr William Graham, President of tha rd 0 f Trade, in an address at Oxffl4 yesterday, Bttid the World Eeo matie Conference of 1987 had definitely nMiamoiidt d freer trade and the pro mm," " reduction of tariff barrier-, but * ot inri«>tm run*!-//* the intervening two tsars hid been unproductive of results. thi* r-tug" (in economic fniteit ftatc« of tur.'i'o was probably mainly M ideal, but thiirt! might be much practise! progress if European countries and «||trs agreed, fur two years at least, M t to raic misting tariffs, and bent l|4r tn#r§i#s to such an examination of tit" problem ai mk'ht bring a reduces* r In specific commodities or i* groups of coinmodifies in the near ftture.

tn hi.U- with Mii-h an enquiry tan pro | mi* al* t<> x.'ct ira an international Igftamerii in Imtirs, wages, and work |yg conditions ni •'i>ramodtti«« like coal, j«B, ai d steel. Europe wa» appreciating t but it. woul.i be better to organise pgrketK in termi of Industrial efficiency Hi ronn . .t'.iir play. This would be Materially •!<••• r>-<j bv Hie best use of f|« r.-Noup-es within individual «ew»tri,-«.

BRITISH CCAL INDUSTRY. SCHEME FOR NATIONAL CONTROL OP OUTPUT. iMJTIMI OfriCUL WIMLIK9.. (l«eelvc<) Si ptomber 16ih, 7.10 p.m.) lilMiBY, September 14. b view of the progress made by the Mil-owners, with the preparation a ttbcuie for the National control of out* p| and nulling prices, the newspaper* lliti the (.iovernment is confident that lk# owners' filial decision will be In dMtr hands by October 15th. In that imt legislation will be introduced Into tl« Uouao of Commons early In Nov emlit dealing with miners' hours, and gjMnting the Government compulsory niers over collieries, whioh will not in with the schemes of output and (•Ming price control, which are agreed t« by the majority of collieries in the M«a. The Government ts also anxious to secure that any Improvement in the of tbe industry is reflected minors' conditions Of service.

it is reported that the advisability •f including in the BUI provision for tb# acquisition of mining royalties, and M improved system for miners, is sate eonsideration.

IDLB N.B.W. COLLJBBIBB. SYDNEY, September 10. tie new Grata Colliery, on ths Halthad coallield. is idle because of the lktMt«u«d imposition of a darg (11mtht other' small eollieries have eeased f rati cms as the result of a stoppage tbe railway services.—Australian ss Association.