THE FREE STATE TARIFF.
RUSH TO AVOID DUTIES. A, and N.Z. LONDON. April 1. The inauguration of the Free State tariff caused amazing scenes on the Ulster border, Free State residents using all kinds of vehicles to rush provisions across the border to avoid customs duties. Thousands of householders accumulated vast quantities of goods, sufficient for six months. Hundreds of motor-cars were also sont across." The Free State authori ties, with a view to stopping smuggling, have placed guards on the frontier.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18364, 3 April 1923, Page 5
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82THE FREE STATE TARIFF. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18364, 3 April 1923, Page 5
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