“CANADIAN” CARS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18652, 22 August 1930, Page 8

“CANADIAN” CARS.

AMERICAN EVASION OF DUTY. By Telegraph—Pr’vjs Ase*clatl/m WELLINGTON, August 21. A plea for further preference to British manufacturers, especially in regard to motor-cars, was made to the Hon. G. W. Forbes to-day by a deputation representing the British and United Kingdom Manufacturers’ Association of New Zealand. It was claimed that the preference .;iven to Canada was working out unfairly against Great Britain, in that many American makes of cars were receiving the benefits of Canadian preference. Under the Act, 49 per cent, of a vehicle exported from Canada might be the product of the United States. It was also pointed out that American parts re-exported from Canada did not pay duty to Canada, being bonded, and the duty repaid on their shipment from Canada. The same conditions applied to tyres as cars. The loss of revenue to New Zealand owing to this system of evasion of the American tariff was very heavy. Mr Forbes said it was his intention, when in England, to go into the proportion of British labour used in the production of British manufactures. The question of preference given to Canadian goods was at present receiving consideration of the Government. The increase of butter duty from a half-penny to twopence was not quite fair, and Ne*v Zealand was entitled to review the question of Canadian preference. He w’ould consider the representations of the deputation.