FEDERAL TARIFF.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1301, 2 December 1911, Page 7

FEDERAL TARIFF.

124 AMENDMENTS. AEROPLANES FREE. SOME OF THE REVISIONS. By Teleeranh—Press Aisocuitloi—Oourrtshl . Melbourne, December 1. 'together there are 121 amendments 0 tho tariff contained in tho schedulo introduced by Mr. Tudor. Nearly half 01 them are of a formal character. In order to try and discourage tho wearing of national birds and birds' tho duty has been, increased to •10 and 25 per cent, on foreign and British respectively. I'lanneletto regarded as highly dangerous and non-inflammablo flanneletto will bo admitted at 5 per cont. and freo respectively; ordinary at 25 to 20 per cont. Owing to tho increase in the importation of lamp and gas stoves, the duty on thoso will bo increased by 20 to 30 per cent. Gas motors were previously on tho freo list, but that was in tho interest of tho big companies, and there will now bo a duty of from 20 to 15 per cent. Aeroplanes aro to be admitted freo. Paintings, previously freo, will have to pay 25 per cont,, except thoso by Australian students or for presentation to public institutions. Mr. Deakin, Loader of tho Opposition, declared that Protectionists wore disappointed at thero being no general revision of tho tariff. Tho schedule appeared to havo been based on dopartmontal anomalies. They wanted now mothods for tho protection of industries, and hoped that next session tho Government would bring tho tariff up to date. Mr. W. J. Johnson, Opposition member for Petersham, Now South Wales, wished to dissociate himself from any declaration of approval of tho proposal to reopen tho tariff question. Tho debato was adjourned.