The Harvester Trust

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1454, 12 October 1905, Page 3

The Harvester Trust

» GoiifeiwoatWeiliinjidi! ' Suggestion by Local Manufacturers By Telesraph.-Prera Association. Wblhnoton, this day. About thirty member- of Parliament met yesterday to hour tho. representatives of the agricultural implement makors ou the subject of protection from tbo American HarostwTmri. A suggestion was put forward that for every £1 winch lOfljj lUttlsorsredncjdtlio price of a machine £4 should be put on the duly on. the imported artiflo, if tho price increased the duty to bo proportionately reduced. It was staled that the Trust, had fifteen men canvassing Cliristeharch. '.',... In answer to questions it was denied tfcat the ruin deliberately limited the output by not working to the'full extent,- If the Trust started a factory in the colony tlioy would have to work under the same conditions as local makors, and the latter had • nothing to object to in tbnt, ... Sir J. Ward, who was present, was askcd if tbo Government would put a Bill tbrou»h at onoo, but ho deelinod to com--■mit himself, as it was ft matter fortno Cabinet, and it could only b B done if members. agreed not to move amendments. ~ It was pointed out that no one could guarantee that, Tho meeting did not come to any decision.