IMPORTERS’ FIVE POINTS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 July 1933, Page 5

IMPORTERS’ FIVE POINTS.

ASK POE DEFINITE BRITISH PREFERENCE.

(By Telegraph —Press Association-) WELLINGTON, Friday.

Tiie views of importers as represented by the New Zealand Importers’ Federation were presented to the Tariff Commission to-day by Mr E. Salmond, the President. He said that, affiliated with the Federation, were the Auckland Importers’ Association, the Canterbury Association, the Otago Importers’ and Shippers’ Association, and the Wellington Importers Association, a total membership of 292 importers. In placing specific suggestions before the Commission, the Federation concluded its general observations by the following summing up: — (1) That we advocate the honouring of the Ottawa agreement as in the best interests of New Zealand.

(2) That we are hostile neither to local secondary industries nor to the farmers, but urge a scale of duties conceived in the interests of the whole community.

■ (3) Wo ask for consideration as an offset on the multiple charges which swell the landed cost of imported goods and so act automatically as a restrictive tariff.

(4) We ask for definite British preference in accordance with the Ottawa Pact.

(5) We advocate a specific duty as suggested by practical men with practical experience.