TARIFF AUTONOMY
CHINESE DEMANDS.
REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS POWERS IN CONFERENCE. BY CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYBHIGT, Received Oct. 28, 10.35 a.m. . PEKING, O'ct. 27. At the. tariff conference an outline was given of the Chinese proposals: (1) The Powers declare, with respect to autonomy, that they agree to remove all existing tariff restrictions. (2) China agrees to abolish the Pekin dues and introduce a national tariff not later than January 1, 1929. (3) Previous to the enforcement of a national tariff a surtax shall be levied of five per cent on ordinary goods, 30 per cent on wine and tobacco and 20 per cent on luxuries. (4) The collection of the above surtax shall begin. three months* from, the date of signature. Sir. J. W. Macleary stated that the British delegation was prepared to discuss tariff autonomy either at this conference or later. He was convinced that Anglo-Ohinese interests were essentially the same. —'Reuter.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 28 October 1925, Page 7
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