TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 16 October 1922, Page 7

TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS.

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received Oct. 16, 11.45 a.m.

MELBOURNE, Oct. 16. The Minister for Customs has announced that on November 1 there will be a reduction in the duties on jam, canned fruits, jelly crystals and other manufactured products containing sugar proportionate with the reduced price of sugar- The Minister also , made a statement justifying the duties on sulphur and superphosphates. He explained that the price of the latter in Victoria was reduced 5s per ton last week proving that the duty did not involve a higher price for farmers, me lariif Board has reported that Australia manufactured 462,000 tons of superphosphates annually and the sulphur required was 46,000 tons, and the amount available was 32,000 tons. Jjiough the American tariff banned all ■me farm products of Australia, some Australian primary producers were prepared to give a free market to Ame rican sulphur instead of establishing a great industry for Australia. j