RAILWAY TARIFF.
THE RATE ON TIMBER. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, June 29. “The New Zealand railway tariff on timber practically nullifies the effect of the protective duty,” said Mr A. Seed, secretary of the New Zealand Federated Sawmillers Association to-day, “und puts a premium on the imported article over the New Zealand product.” Mr Seed stated that a meeting of the executive of his association would be held in Wellington on July 8 when, amongst other things, the effect on the industry of the increase, which amounts roughly to 20 per cent, will be considered, following which a deputation will wait on the Minister of Railways in protest. Most of the timber used in Wellington, for instance, he explained, Was milled at Ohakune, and the present rate per hundred superficial feet from Ohakune to Wellington was 4s 9d. The new freight placed it at 5s 9d, and as the protective duty amounted to 2s per hundred feet, this ineaqt a reduction in the amount of practical protection by 50 per cent.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 177, 30 June 1925, Page 9
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