BRITISH ACTION

Hokitika Guardian, 10 February 1934, Page 5

BRITISH ACTION

RETALIATORY DUTIES, (Per British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, February 9. It, is announced by Hon. Rumanian in comments, that on January 29, the Government informbd the French Government that unless quotas for United Kingdom goods were fully restored they would be compelled to take retaliatory action by imposing additional duties on a range of French products. As the quotas have not been , fully restored, an order has now been made under section 12 of the Import Duties Act imposing a duty of twenty per centad valorem over and above the existing duties upon certain classes of goods produced or manufactured in France, with effect from February 13. ,

The Order has been framed with a view to effecting a reduction of imports into the United Kingdom from France as near ,as may be equivalent fo the reduction in United Kingdom exports to France resulting from the differential quoin restrictions whichjis still main-, tained, The classes of jgoods coveted

by the order.,include articles of apparel " of all kinds, complete or incomplete, ' and shanbn materials for making into A; apparel, boots, ; shoes, etc, ;.feathers, flowers ‘and fruit, skins, and goods manufactured wholly or party of furskin-, and goods made wholly or partly • of- silk, A-..-. I • L Ah-