TARIFF MURMURINGS.

Evening Star, Issue 9772, 31 July 1895, Page 2

TARIFF MURMURINGS.

Messrs Reid and Gray telegraphed to-day to the'Treasurer:—“We respectfully express our dissent from the duty of 20 per cent.—or, roughly, £loo—imposed on traction engines, as these are chiefly imported for threshing purposes, and already cost £SOO laid down. Surely this item must he unintention d, as the traction engines coiild not bo; taiado In the colonies with any prospect of success for mariy years'to come, and as far as we can see the only result Would be that farmers would have to be cjiarg. 3 higher rates than ai present for their threshing to recoup threshers for the extra outlay. Wc would respectfully but most strongly urge that this item ho continued on free list,” The item £2O a ton for linseed is a palpable blunder; in all probability the pew duty is £2 a ton. [From Odr Parliamentary Reporter.]

WELLINGTON, July 31,

Great clearances were effected at the Custom* here yesterday in anticipation of tariff revision. One firm alone paid £5,000 in duty, and save £SOO by tho transaction. The total amount of clearances was £5,700, The Christchurch Boot Trade Council tele, graph to Mr G. J. Smith their disgust with the tariff, and say that their evidence before the Commission has not been considered.