CANADA'S NEW TARIFF

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19928, 15 May 1930, Page 12

CANADA'S NEW TARIFF

INCREASED PREFERENCE TO " . BRITAIN. (BRITISH ■ OHTICIifi WIBELEBB.) (Received- May 14th, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, May 13. Ia the House of Commons, Mr William Graham (President of the Board• of Trade), replying to question, said that the GoverunieHfc had learned with, great interest of the tariff .changes recently introduced by the, Canadian Government.' These changes were prowithout any. request for reciprocal action on the part of the British Government. ' It was clear that the now. rates, most of,. which were 'already in force, represented an important'dccreaß© of Tates under the British 'preferential tariff on a • largo range of goods and- gave an increased measure of preference, but as far as he could, juage ffom the information available,, the reductions of duties mainly concerned goods which' were noi imported to ariyereat extent from Empire countries other than 'Great Britain. I AUSTRALIAN IMPORTS. [ PBCLINE IN PACIFIC TRADE. ! There is already evidence of the im- ) Mediate, effect that the financial situation ia,'Australia, and tbe operation of the new. tariff has had on shipments from'the United States and Canada to-Australia. The steamer, Marama, which has been, temporarily carrying «b-the Jiakura's service between Sydneyand San Francisco, and which arrived at Wellington on Thursday, carties for Sydney no more than 58 tons •f cargo. TRADE WITH RUSSIA. BRITISH FIGURES GIVEN. (jtamsx oricul wxisucsß.) (Received May 14th, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, May 13. In tho House of Commons, the President of the Bo&rd of Trade, Mr W. Graham, stated that the. total chargp■bUT value of perchaudise : imported | iht»- this country arid -registered as•biungned from, the, Soviet TJnion; durthree" mortths:.of .1929 •mOuntedto £8,166,000, as - compared witb ii£4;BlS,ooo.during tbe .correspdndperiodof 1930. : ■■■ > • "The 'total value of exports, including »*4»pocta -from this country, registered 'consigned ' to- the ' Soviet Onion during the. former period .amounted to I $11,168,000, «Wd during the . latter I GBiRMANZINCINDUSTRY. : DiaiANIJBp, '.(nfeao ■ w»»*, .*asocimo*—st - uacrno ■o9*m»Kr-) (Bsceived May 14th, 9.35 p.m.) . . BERLIN, May 14. "" Over-production and ■ the; slump : in' world prices threaten to- exterminate the German sine industry* leaders tf which are demanding high tariffs agfinit Mexico, Poland, Italy, and ■ 8w«- '■' ■■■ '; ' • ~Sfr .fiiprbcrt; a&n-isqn, theMroisßrfpp" TrajispoH ; told ;■ the British OElflcvtrical Association,. at jtjtfcltfifin ■.'•■' Jield ■ that the i»-. dnaferyr. needed i w hole* hear ted : pub" cajnpaiCT a-riationftl , •' mtfch• upj," he,"said, 4< ha,y»; to »ell ' unless the tporid-knows- abbut it. • Therefore adrertislna i*.'one> of ;the Bidet *"braxKjhea . of modern i ndustTy. r b»t"ithem -lealtfa fh>m< the. publicity \ • $7-i- <*H wr ibtanehes <pf commerce. and ~}?.; part'Cjilir fro'": the first-class publicity.and ttwrice activities of the great gas in'.a^rv:' for ''^hoee'ei^TST '-and. pusn h® Jlft'd' the,war?nejstadmiration. ; FJELDS. • •*' 4 , (njus Ateoa+Tioii TSLtap*u.) GISBOfeNE. May. li' Oil Fields announce .that . Mr Colin JVaser. managing director, lift yesterday- for Now . Zealand, whe'ro he jrill confer with the company's technical staff upon the ieldsituation. . The' report -adds-: "The recent' culaiination of geological • in- ' certain • areas- has throirtt new li|dit upoti them. haa in- - "thfeir ratt^activeneßS,. and • has wisfrauted the directors deferring the IfltdtMS a -dfißmir fito pepdinß thß investigation of the comparative merits atey,.lJL thft, .the wEole df 'tnei- relevant eeological data, ty /formulated. based upon? -the 1 dtisiomt' therefrom. The bo'ard Til ,fs •practicable,'-arinoUnfee ... v nikoiiu.)'.'- ■ ; < v/j _ lf: noon bn'Saturday' 711,000 . tiwfffi iryit, for the oVerseatf tnarket hid ibeen ;«sp'ortei from N^l^o|i ; , ; By -ih# the Reason .it is ; anticipated bfen "feixt v v- ■ MINING ;; f.i'■ cdawANY.''-';; •';i. •* " The - pjaniier raportili : up3er date : M'ay from' John CbaiaberA iiid .Bfln ,thfct thP' Mw wilsct Laft Auckland,' but. it hao'-uoti«.r*iv'ed a& Cromwell,.: TbftW . ' B .i! nice. bbdy'.'o{;'wash in :drivei",hut -1? Jim(fifficulk to Tpstl* pjrA3pe«t OB the bam, to the VQliirue pf .. the ; water &&vrplg. ,S«vet>l pcoapectr -whicb 1 have t*Sten b»s» Ijejeii g004.t the gold is of. a totally djft»r»pt n«ti}re to the Zor. lodwt ' W CtjaWfr, -rojind,. *i»d; viry :tbe .L.afJ^.Ranfu'rly. gold. - < 3HSG'JNj»'» H, «i good quality ,*nd the bot[V: ,Maori* and.black fiand.' >• -yfi-iggßlW* .?»:•/»»»«« la hMe reached i«. hiyadling »™*u * pump . ' r ° l ? tbe {ac« eaeily.