TARIFF RECIPROCITY

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 37, 12 August 1921, Page 7

TARIFF RECIPROCITY

OVERTURES TO AUSTRALIA

ON BEHALF'OF FRANCE AND

CANADA.

(WIT» MUMS ASSOCIATION.—CWWIMI.J (AtJSWAUAN - HSW ZiALAN* CAILI ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, 10th August.

A representative of the French Mm

later of Commerce explained to Mr. Hughes to-day that the French Govern-

menfc desired reciprocity with Australia, and submitted a schedule of great length as a sample. Mr. Hughes undertook to see what could be done. He assured France of his sympathy and every possible consideration. Mr. Hughes also promised to discuss the matter fully with the. French Government when he viaits France at the end of the month. A coincidence is that a.kindred matter was mentioned in the House of Com-

mons to-day.

Mi-. Cecil Hwnisworth ad-

mittad that the French Government bad represented that the British Anti-Dump-ing Bill was likely to .prejudice French exports, to which Britain had replied, pointing out that France recently introduced an increased tariff aimed at safeguarding French industries from < coun- 1 tries having depreciated exchanges. Colonel J. C. Wedgwood: "If an Anglo-French tariff war threatens, lei's publish all the correspondence. " Mr. Harmsworth: "There is no proBpect of a tariff war." Mr. Pattujlo, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture in .Colombia, inter. viewed Mr. Hughes regarding the prospects of a reciprocity tariff treaty. Mr. Hughes informed him that, while he viewed on principle such a treaty entirely

with favour, the success of the treaty resolved itself into one'of details, which phase would have to be referred to and Bottled by the Minister of Customs in Australia.. .