THE PROTECTIONISTS AND THE TARIFF.
[BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATIO . ] Wellington, rid.v. The Industrial Conference has presents its report to the Premier, suggesting that the duty on wearing apparel and slops be increased thirty per cent. ; also that therr-be an increased duty on boots and shoes urn r different headings, to protect all classes if manufacture ; 5s duty on coal, exceit where used for inter-colonial trading pu: poses ; increased duty on furniture, in creased duty on candles from Id to 2Ad, fist from Id to 2d, linseed oil from (id to Is per gallon. Unmounted precious stones should be admitted free, in order to encourage working jewellers. Railway rates on fruit and fish should be reduced. The law should be amended so as to do away with the property tax on industrial machinery. The Premier has replied that < Government was giving the matter most earnest attention, and would propose a tariff which he hoped would meet the case satisfactorily.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9016, 31 March 1888, Page 5
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