TOBACCO INDUSTRY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 5 August 1931, Page 4

TOBACCO INDUSTRY

EFFECT OF NEW DUTIES SERIOUS POSITION The proposal of the Government to increase import and excise duties on put' and other tobacco, whilst not dealing wtih item 81 of. the tariff, has caused considerable consternation and agitation amongst the tobacco growers throughout the district. The executive of the tobacco growers, which watched the growers' interests in 1930, met at Motueka yesterday afternoon, when the following resolution was carried unanimously: That this , meeting of tobacco growers’ executive having given careful - consideration to the-incidence of the recent Customs 1 , resolutions dealing ' with • tobacco duties as passed by the ... HousetoLßepreaentatiyos/ 31st July, < , 1931, prays that the Prime Minister will give , legislative'effect to the cus- ■ ..toms recommendations proposed by a-. ;! of the House in 1930, name- .... ly the recommendations in that respect of the Tobacco Industry Committee. It was also decided that Messrs Harry Manoy, B. T. Rowling, Stanley Fry, Colonel Breretoh and Mr S. G. Smith proceed to Wellington at once to con- • fer with the Tobacco Industry Committee and to wait on the Prime Minister urging the claims of the grower for the safeguarding of this primary industry. It was further resolved that growers generally be asked to sign the petition to the Prime Minister to this effect. At a subsequent meeting of growers held in Riwaka, at which over one hundred growers were present, the action of the executive was confirmed and the petition signed by all present, Mr Enc Trevena outlined the whole position, and was heartily thanked by those present for his untiring efforts in the interests of the growers.