TARIFF COMMISSION
GAS AND ELECTRICITY. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, August 14. Equality of treatment for the gas and electricity industries was sought by James Lowe, general manager of the Auckland Gas Company, before the Tariff Commission. He said' the specific duties to which his company objected were those of 25 per cent, on gas ranges, etc., 10 per cent, on gas engines, and 20 per cent, cn. cast iron pipes. He asked that these items be treated in the same manner as similar electric appliances. The duty on electric ranges was 20 percent. Electrical motors were free, and he asked that, the duty on gas engines be abolished. He also urged a duty of at least 2d per gallon be imposed on crude oil importations, which he said was affecting coal, coke and gas. The industry was being squeezed between State-aided electricity on the one hand, and free imports of crude oil on the other.
Professor Murphy commented that the three major gas companies were showing quite good profits.
Witness replied that was due to good management. Their rate of expansion was being slowed down.
In reply to Dr. Craig, witness said there was not much danger of the gas industry being held up by strikes.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 14 August 1933, Page 2
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