THE TARIFF SCHEDULE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22329, 1 August 1934, Page 11

THE TARIFF SCHEDULE

REPRESENTATIONS TO MINISTER I Per U-n ITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.) : ' WELLINGTON, July, 31. Objections to a further reduction of the duty on .silk stockings arid hosiery ,at the beginning, of. 1937 were raised to-day before the Miriister. of Customs (Mr Coates): by ' the New, Zealand manufactUMtS'A. E. Hander, secretary of the New: Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation, said they raised no-objection to the immediate lowering, of the duty; from 27$ per cent, to 25 per cent, as proposed, but thev asked the'Government to refrain from committing itself at this.stage to a further reduction of 5 per-cent, at the end of 1936. They asked' also for an alternative, specific duty of 7s 6d. per dozen on circular hosiery and 15s per dozen on full-fashioned hosiery. ,- The Minister promised to consider the requests. .-■• ■ BRITISH RADIO SETS. Further-representations were made to the Minister for the reimposition of the 10 per cent.' duty, on British radio sets imported in cabinets. It was staled that the abolition of the duties would result in throwing a large number' of men out of work. The. Minister said the representations would receive consideration.. , . EARTHENWARE PIPES. A request that the-duty be reinstated on earthenware pipes was made by the Earthenware Pipe Manufacturers of New Zealand. It was stated that owing to competition with Australia the price of pipes was extremely low and they could be landed in New Zealand at approximately 40 per cent, under the present list rates ruling in the Dominion. IMPORTED TINWARE. A modification in the new tariff was sought by the tinware manufacturers. Mr Mander, who presented the case, said the manufacturers asked for a 20 per cent. British preferential tariff on domestic and dairying tinware, 20 per cent, on tins and canisters, and 25 per cent, on printed tinplate “in the flat.” RUBBER FOOTWEAR. Three items in the schedule covering rubber footwear were the subject of a deputation representative of _ the importers of goods of that kind from British countries - which waited cn the Minister with suggested amendments which, they said, would retain the prefetence for British manufacturers better than the existing methods. They proposed that a specific duty—a certain amount per pair of shoes—be imposed in place of the ad valorem duty which loses its effect on poods of very low value in the country of their manufacture, MENS AND BOYS’ CLOTHING. A reduction of the duty from 27$ per cent, to 25 per cent, on men’s and boys clothing imported from the United Kingdom wa s the epbject of a deputation from the clothing manufacturers. It Was claimed that with the 25 per cent, duty the United ’ Kingdom producer had more than fully maintained his position and increased imports of ready-made clothing must react* against employment in New Zealand,