MERCHANT OPPOSES INCREASED TARIFF
FURTHEJR DUTY WOULD DO . , HAEM, [By Electric Cable—Copyright.! [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association. 1 MELBOURNE, Feb. 24, In; opposing : tbe'application for-an increased tariff on imported timbers before the Tariff Board, ‘ Mr. Heath, manager of Saxton and Sons? one of "the leading timber merchants in'Sydney, said he opposed' the proposed Increased duty because Australia could not supply all its requirements. With economic chaos reigning throughout the trade in both Australian and foreign timbers any further duty would only do harm. There was huge over-capitalisation in the timber trade brought about through failure to make an adjustment the post-war period.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3542, 25 February 1927, Page 8
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