TARIFF POLICY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18484, 24 August 1934, Page 13

TARIFF POLICY

DEBATE IN THE HOUSE CONFLICTING OPINIONS (Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. The debate on the second reading of the Customs Amendment was resumed in the House to-day. Mr. W. E. Parjy (Lab., Auckland C.) said that the day oi tariffs was gone. The Dominion must first ascertain the Internal requirements, then .the amount pecessary to meet the external obligations, and then produce it. That could be done by trade agreements. The Minister of Finance hail shown, that New Zealand tariffs were - the lowest in the Empire, and probably the lowest in the world; yet. fie was wanting to make them still lower- That confirmed the idea of the Leader pf the Opposition that tho Government \yas prepared to sabotage the Dominions secondary industries Mr. A. Harris (Coal., Waitemata) considered that the new proposals were an improvement pn the original resolutions, and lie thought .that if the exchange rate were allowed 1 to become normal, Britain would have little ground for complaint. He suggested that tho duties should he taken off articles not manufactured in New Zealand, and said the revenue should be made up by abolishing the sales tax exemptions. kjfrT W. J. Jordan (Lab., Manukau) put forward another plea for the glass bottle industry.