DUTY ON SUGAR.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13936, 19 July 1917, Page 8

DUTY ON SUGAR.

PBOPOSED REDUCTION NEGATIVED.

(Per .Cubic—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) , LONDON, July 17.

In the committee stage of the Finance Bill, Mr Dough moved the •reduction of the duty on sugar to 4d pel pound. He said considerable discontent existed be fnu c e the sugar available in 191 C was. only sixteen pel cent less than in 1918, but only fifty per cent leached the con-

sinner. -Mr Uon.ii' Law .-aid the Government found it nei'cssaiy to take over thd con-, tiol of sugar and thus maintain uniformity of pri'i'C longer than nould bo otheiwise possible. Tin; djflicnltv lay not jn getting supplies, bn't 'in obtain--iug transit. '' ' " '/ .-J amendment (A,'*