WAR ON DUMPING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11494, 23 November 1931, Page 4

WAR ON DUMPING

FIRST BRITISH ORDER MADE 11ST OF GOODS TO BE PROTECTED jyVTY OF loItER. CENT. m p a by Elec- Tef Copyright! Received Nov. 22, -5.-5 p.m.) LONDON, Nov, 21. 'Hie first order under the Imports Bill issued by the Board “f Trade operates from November 40. It im.ises a duty of 50 per omit of the value on articles in the schedules, including domes#* • pottery, glass, ware, cutlery,' tools, elcetnpal vac- • Vika tiers wireless, sets and uum cleaners, «« < ... , parts typewriters, mil; or artificial silk stockings, linen, clothing, hicVMe tyres, wool manufactures, worsteds, pile Indies, flannels, blan. kets, felt, carpets rugs, and packing or wrapping paper. AMERICAN COUNTERVAILING DUTIF.S (O P.A. by Elec! Tel. Copyright.) 1 (Received Nov. 22, 5.5 p.m.; WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The immediate imposition of countervailing duties to make those United States charges on importations from Great Britain equal to the duties charged on United States products by the British will be ordered by tbe Government under the tariff laws and the countervailing duties -will go into effect automatically whenever the United States duties on certain articles are less than charged bv ft foreign Government on the same* article. The Treasury and Department of Commerce experts are preparing a list of articles on which duties will be increased. Assistant-Secretary of the Treesaw Lowxnan disclosed the plan, today. He expects the- increases to he in "force’ by the time the British duties go into effect. ;"v‘ ; WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. The United States moved to-day to levy countervailing duties to meet the new British tariffs, but officials quickly found that few. if any articles would he eligible for higher rates. Under the countervailing provisions of the United States tariff, the Government is permitted to raise rates on a small number of articles to a figure equal to that of foreign, countries on similar AiDefican exports. Study has shown that the retaliatory provisions affected only automobiles, trucks, bicycles, coal, coke, paperboard, wallboard, pulpboard, leatherboard, and gunpowder. None of these items is noted in the British schedules published here, so it is likely the countervailing clauses cannot be invoked. OTTAWA, Nor. 21.

It is.believed that Canada is in a position to'{take considerable advantage from'the first British anti-dump-ing duty of 50 per cent, announced from London yesterday, notably In. paper products. PARIS, Nov. 21. The French Government is at pregent unresponsive to the. reported strong protest from Britain and other countries against the 15 per cent. Customs surtax. Interested countries hope the British tariff will prove a more effective argument