DOMINION'S NEW TARIFF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17956, 5 December 1921, Page 6

DOMINION'S NEW TARIFF.

VIEWS IN AUSTRALIA, ARRANGEMENT DESIRED VISIT BY MR. MASSEY URGED The views held by the business M and exporters of Australia regarding! new tariff were explain by an faj£ bußiness man. Mr. C. A. Wilson, who i turned from Sydney by the Maheno Mr. Wilson said the tariff was the topic among those who, sought bußiZ m New Zealand, but they were ™T stricted number because their own planu were not sufficient at p.-esent to copemS the inter-State demands. There w great activity in business expansion » regards manufacturers, the high tariff there enabling them to get good *S behind the tariff wall. Inevitably \w would need the New Zeaand market L an outlet, and they looked forward to ftii when the competing imports begau to come to hand in any great measure, Th e over importation of goods and the subsequent slump had led to a cassation of orders both local and overseas, ant so mm C turers had been compelled to fl hor& staffs. Now, however, with the ChrhL mas rush and brisker trade they experf er.ced great difficulty in obtaining Aa workers, who had drifted to ether ocTr pations. uul ' There was a lot of discussion on all sides about New Zealand's ar.titpde in putting Australia on the general tariff, but the husiness men recognised it was simply wha'. was due to them for erecting so high a tariff against, the IV. minion. At the same time they pointed out, with truth, that their import* from the Dominion could only be very small The two countries were both primary pro*, ducers of the same lines, and Australia 1 ! greater population enabled her to maintain manufactures on a larger scale than w« possible in New Zealand. ',' A number of prominent men with them Mr. Wilson discussed the subject were of opinion that Mr. Massey should visit Australia and confer with the Commonwealth Government to arrive at a' satisfactory working arrangement wprdiiir tariff. They looked on Mr. Massey as'»' fine figure of a statesman, and follo»«| his movements with interest. He fan hold in great regard by the people, and was assured of a great welcome.