THE HARVESTER TRUST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 8278, 20 October 1905, Page 6

THE HARVESTER TRUST.

The Premier Interviewed.

(By Telegraph—Press A ssociation,)

Wellington, Last Night,

The Premier was interviewed this evening by a deputation of agricultural implement manufacturers. Mr Peter Trolove presented a petition signed by nearly all the implement makers in New Zealand, asking tho Government to introduce an Agricultural Implement Assistance Bill to preservo the present Colonial trade against tho operations of tho American Harvester Company. The deputation produced scheduled price-lists of thoso articles the manufacturers wished to make reductions upon, in return for which reduction they asked the Government to impose a duty in the proportion of £4 to every £1 they deducted from the present retail price to farmers. As a further assurance to the farmers they suggested that implements built in the United' Kingdom should be kept on the free list as at present, and they did not ask for any interference with tho importation of harvesting machinery, hay-making machinery, traction or oil engines, or dairy machinery.

The Premier promised to give full consideration to tho request of the deputation.