COMMONWEALTH CUSTOMS TARIFF.
1 (Australian & N.Z. Cable Asmjdatioii) MELBOURNE, May I. A deputation from the Australian, . Association of British Manufacturers asked the Minister of Customs -forasubstantial effective preference to be given to British manufacturers' in the revision of the Customs tariff, as a set-off against Britain’s trade sacfri- . ficus in the war. The deputation urged that it would be impossible to sur- . vive the competitiou of Japan and America without substantial preference and asked for a twenty per cent, mini- ; mum in place of the present five to ten per cent. . . The JSnmsCer replied that the Go. vcrnment was endeavouring to give . ; the amount of preference to Britain * which the position justified. It was „ 1 not losing sight ’of Japan’s and _ America’s better opportunities for ex- ! tending trade during war time. If, ■ however, , the Commonwealth granted ' Britain a substantial preference it { would expect Britain to reciprocate.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19190502.2.8
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 103, 2 May 1919, Page 1
Word Count
146COMMONWEALTH CUSTOMS TARIFF. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 103, 2 May 1919, Page 1
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.