INCREASED TARIFFS.
AN AUCKLAND DISPUTE. AUCKLAND, January 19. The vexed question of the protection of secondary industries by increased tariff duties caused considerable discussion in the Auckland Chamber, of Commerce a few months back, and a resolution passed at that time, opposing the imposition of -further duties, was strongly resented by some of the manufacturing interests. At a subsequent meeting a compromise suggestion was adopted whereby a committee was appointed to obtain further information and report. The committee resolved that, as the prosperity of New Zealand depended mainly upon an increased primary production, any change in Customs tariffs, which would tend to increase the cost of production, should be avoided. The chamber has decided to forward the resolution to the Tariff Commission at present sitting in Auckland, and that the president be asked to present it.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3802, 25 January 1927, Page 11
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136INCREASED TARIFFS. Otago Witness, Issue 3802, 25 January 1927, Page 11
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