THE TARIFF.
THE DUTY ON SLIPPERS. [Pjer Pbkss Association.] WELLINGTON, March 25. Questions regarding the interpretation of the- tariff in reference to shoes and slippers were discussed to-day between the Minister of Customs and representatives of importers from Wellington and Auckland. The question at issue, apart, from interpretation, was one of the payment of duty. Slippers pay 22£ per cen^and shoes one shilling per pair plus 15 per cent. The Minister said that Parliament had agreed that slippers with soles of felt, twine and carpet should be admitted at 22J per cent, and that would be adhered to. He added that the idea of the duty under the new tariff was to foster the slipper manufacturing industry of New Zealand by reducing the duty on goods that could not be manufactured in the dominion, and putting the duty on those goods which could be manufactured here. If he now made a definition of slippers which were going to cut into the local manufacture, he would undo the object that Parliament had in passing the tariff.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9194, 25 March 1908, Page 3
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175THE TARIFF. Star (Christchurch), Issue 9194, 25 March 1908, Page 3
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