TARIFF REVISION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21990, 27 June 1933, Page 8

TARIFF REVISION

COMMISSION'S; INVESTIGATIONS FURTHER EVIDENCE HEARD. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, June 26. The Tariff Commission continued its sittings to-day. • Mr H. L. Green, director of the Standard Engineering Company, Ltd., ..urged a 20 per cent, duty on English importation of clips, tags and rings for the identifying of live stock, poultry, fish, and animals; 35 per cent. Empire, and 45 per cent, foreign. He also sought a 20 per cent, tariff on British metal working tools; 35 Empire, and 45 foreign. | Mr P. J. Lee, representing the Duthie Steel Casement Company, Ltd., sought the retention of the present duty on steel ■windows.

Mr E. H. Fountain, representing the Automatic Franking Machine Company, asked for an increase from 20 to 40 per cent, on imported franking machines, saying that his company was being undersold by British importations. Mr J. M. Thompson, managing director of Beatty Bros. (N.Z;), Ltd., asked that electric'washing machines and electric irons, which at present are subject to duty, be admitted free. He pointed out that there was no duty on sewing machines and vacuum cleaners, and contended that a similar privilege should be extended to electric washing machines and electric irons. His firm imported these articles from Canada. There was little competition from the United Kingdom, and none from Australia. The commission adjourned until tomorrow morning.