Steel Industry
Sir,—ln spite of recent headlines and expressions of confidence, is the steel industry going to be competitive? Insisting on blanket import controls instead of moderate tariff protection is not reassuring. Failing definite guarantees of competitiveness this is a clear breach of last election’s pledge that the costs of farm production will be held as far as possible. Presumably the justification would apply only to increased costs originating overseas. This project was launched by back-door methods, i.e., Order in Council. It is definitely contrary to the principle of the Economic and Monetary Advisory Council and it was never placed before the Tariff and Development Board. Why? Large imports of Japanese metals will be excluded, making a big expansion of trade most unlikely. Expenditure on advertising our lamb should cease, or the steel project be discontinued.—Yours, etc.,
V. WILKINSON, Convener, Free Enterprise
Movement. Ashburton, October 10, 1966.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19661012.2.141.7
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31188, 12 October 1966, Page 16
Word Count
147Steel Industry Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31188, 12 October 1966, Page 16
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in