IMPORTED CHEMICALS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1706, 22 December 1919, Page 5

IMPORTED CHEMICALS.

ILLEGAL PROCLAMATION. AN IMPORTANT DECISION. By Electrio Telegraph-Copyright. Auatralian-New Zealand Cable Association LONDON. Dec 18. Mr Justice Sankey has given a far reaching judgment in favour of Brown in tho case oi Brown v. Buckley. He held that the proclamation of June 25, prohibiting the importation of chemicals was ll egaU ine Ciown relied on section 43 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876, rending: 'The importation of arms, ammunition, gunpowder or any other goods may bo prohibited Mr Justice Sankey held that tho words, "any other goods/' must be construed as referring to goods "ejusdem generis. _ , Tho Crown is appealing as the decision apparently affects tho Governments entire system of prohibiting imports by proclama-

Sir Auckland Gcddes (President of the Board of Trade), speaking in the House ol Commons, announced that in view or Air Justice Sankey's judgment, he had instructed the Customs officers to allow the importation of all articles affected, pending a reversal on appeal or legislative action. Lne Government next session would pross forward legislation to secure the powers to impose the restrictions to a limited extent conferred by the Anti-Dumping Bill.