THE COMMONWEALTH TARIFF.

Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 12017, 19 August 1907, Page 3

THE COMMONWEALTH TARIFF.

Received August 18, 4.25 'p.m. London, August 17. The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, in a memorial to Lord Elgin* set out the injustice, the^hardsnip and the enormous losses which will be inflicted -upon the British exporters by the Commonwealth tariff comcing into operation l-witbont notice j and requested Lord Elgin to ask the Commonwealth to postpone the operation of the tariff for three months. ' A1 ;RReceived August 18, 4i.2 p.m. The Morning Poas weloomed the Australian tariff as likely to strengthen British trade in fcompetition with foreign in the case of Canadian as reference, which Mr Lloyd George confesses to be of enormous value. si '-■'-• '■ . ,■ Ottawa, August 17. The Canadian Manufacturers Association has petitioned the {Government to secure preference from Australia as regards fish, paper, lumber, and agricultural imlements, and to secure the suspension of the high protective tariff pending the of goods in transit to Australia. Received August 17, 4.25 p.m. London, August 17. HMr Deakin, in a message to the British merchants, through the Times, says that the Federal Government is determined to make preference effective, and regards the present arrangements as only the first in a great step. |