TARIFF COMMISSION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 21 August 1933, Page 5

TARIFF COMMISSION

FURTHER EVIDENCE AT AUCKLAND (By Telegraph—Press Association) AUCKLAND, This Day. Abolition or substantial reduction of the duty on British carpets was sought by Mr H. T. Merritt in evidence to the Tariff Commission to-day. He also sought the removal of the duty on composite backed rubber flooring if made in Britain, and the retention of the present duty if made in foreign countries or Australia. In reply to Professor Murphy Mr Merritt said he would not in principle differentiate between Australia and Britain in tariff matters. Mr J. B. Gow: “If the United Kingdom receives our products freely and Australia cuts them out, will that have any bearing on the matter?” M r Merritt: “That is the position. He added that he was loath to take any arbitrary action against a member of a big. family. FREE ENTRY OF BRITISH GOODS TO PREVENT QUOTA REGULATIONS AUCKLAND, This Day. “The restriction of production will spell disaster to the financial and economic existence of the Dominion. It is therefore necessary to do everything possible to prevent the application of restrictions. We believe that the opening up of the Dominion market to the free entry of British goods will go a long way towards the prevention of the° quota regulation of imports of dairy produce into the United Kingdom,” said Mr Dynes Fulton in a lengthy statement which he submitted to the Tariff Commission today. “We therefore ask for the gradual abolition of all tariffs on British goods. We hold the opinion that a definite period should be fixed during which duty reduction should be carried out on a sliding scale.”