COLONIAL INDUSTRIES.
(by telegraph.— press association.] Wellington, Wednesday. Tue following was read in the House today :—The Colonial Industries Committee, in an interim report, state: " With the view to encourage the manufacture of preserved fruits, jams, &c, the committee, after taking evidence, have directed me to report that, in the opinion of the committee, the duties upon imported jams, jellies, and fruits should be increased by one halfpenny per lb. That the Government should, as soon as possible, import sorghum seed for distribution, and should also import the machinery required for the manufacture of sugar from sorghum, the last of which your committee have in evidence, will uot exceed £70."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6163, 18 August 1881, Page 5
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