Duties on Apparel
CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS’ CASE. Per Press Association WELLINGTON, June 22. The joint case on behalf of the manufacturers of men’s clothing was presented to the T'ariff Commission to-day. It was requested that the tariff item, “Apparel,” should be subdivided to provide for: (1) Apparel, wool or containing wool; (2) apparel, n.e.i.; that the tariff on the first be 32} per cent. British preference and 63 per cent, general with a minimum flat rath for garments to be decided by the Minister of Customs in conjunction with his dealing with dumping. In the second clause it was asked that the present tariff of 27} per cent, bo maintained, that primage be removed from tailors’ trimmings and the duty be reduced on braids used in the manufacture of garments. In the course of the discussion of many points; Mr Pascoe pointed out that primage duty ; was imposed for revenue purposes. Ho did not think the Commission could lift it for one section of the community only.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7190, 23 June 1933, Page 7
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166Duties on Apparel Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7190, 23 June 1933, Page 7
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