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  2. FREIGHT RATES.

    The opinion is expressed in London that after giving careful individual consideration to the higher tariffs in Australia, the ...

    Article : 259 words
  3. LAST STRAW.

    Commenting upon the cabled report from England of the effect of the new Australian tariff proposals upon shipping, the deputy chairman and ...

    Article : 385 words
  4. THE TAX.

    The Federal Sales Tax, according to the Prime Minister and Treasurer (Mr. J. H. Scullin) has been based upon a similar impost levied in Canada. The ...

    Article : 713 words
  5. CRISIS AHEAD.

    All sections of commercial and financial interests were represented to-day at a meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce to protest ...

    Article : 653 words
  6. ABILITY TO PAY.

    "She crux of the whole question of increased tariff and companies' tax and the imposition of a 2½ per cent. sales tax is the ability ...

    Article : 674 words
  7. MUST BALANCE.

    Observing that ever since he became Prime Minister, Mr. J. H. Scullin seems to have been cast for the part of a good man struggling in ...

    Article : 241 words
  8. INVESTORS ALARMED.

    Reacting to the Federal Budget announcements, investment stocks declined heavily on Change yesterday, and several touched record low levels ...

    Article : 110 words
  9. TAX ON OVERHEAD.

    "It is unfair to charge a sales tax on overhead charges," said Mr. D. Weir, manager of M'Donnell Hardware Co., Ltd., yesterday. "If the ...

    Article : 162 words
  10. LABOUR WIN.

    The result of the North Norfolk byelection, necessitated by the elevation to the peerage of Mr. Noel Buxton, formerly Minister for Agriculture, was ...

    Article : 144 words
  11. FEWER SAILINGS.

    The falling off in imports due to the new tariff and in passenger traffic between New Zealand and Australia as a result of the depression has ...

    Article : 139 words
  12. 2d. STAMPS.

    The Postmaster-General's Department put in hand to-day the printing of the first 100,000,000 twopenny stamps which will be required when ...

    Article : 102 words
  13. DIRECT TAX.

    The president of the Queensland Motor "Bus Proprietors Association (Mr. A. P. Maxwell) said yesterday that the petrol tax came as a complete ...

    Article : 189 words
  14. PROPOSAL UNSOUND.

    Mr. P. G. A. Murphy (vice-president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Queensland), referring to the Federal Budget to-day, said: ...

    Article : 226 words
  15. HEAVY BLOW.

    "Computing on previous figures, I may look forward to an additional taxation of at least £885 a year," said the proprietor of the Redcliffe-Petrle ...

    Article : 140 words
  16. "LOST THE TRICK."

    "We lost the trick; let us get on with the game," was Lord Beaverbrook's only comment on the result of the North Norfolk by-election. ...

    Article : 72 words
  17. ARE RACEHORSES DUTIABLE?

    Among many questions which the Customs authorities are considering in relation to the new Customs duties is one whether racehorses from New ...

    Article : 46 words
  18. PETROL TAX.

    Contrary to the expectations of many motorists, there has not yet been any increase in the retail price of petrol as a result of the increased tax of 3d ...

    Article : 99 words
  19. PRIMAGE DUTY.

    Primage duty references may be shown in one line at the foot of entries if importers so desire. Instructions to this effect were received by the ...

    Article : 62 words
  20. EFFECT ON CONTRACTS.

    Inquiries to-day elicited information from official sources that the Government's sales tax will [?] a particular application to the operation of ...

    Article : 108 words
  21. CONSERVATIVE COMMENT.

    Conservative comment on the North Norfolk by-election, in which Lord Beaverbrook took an active part, is curiously mixed. Official and party ...

    Article : 144 words
  22. DUTY ON BORNEO LOGS.

    Far Northern timber men complain that for some unspecified reason, the Federal Government reduced the duty on Borneo logs from 10 per cent. to 5 ...

    Article : 82 words
  23. NOT EXTRA BURDENS.

    An explanation of the operation of the Federal Government's proposed tax on sales was given by the Postmaster-General (Mr. J. A. Lyons) at ...

    Article : 239 words
  24. HORSE TRACTION PLANS.

    Motorists are awaiting an announcement from the oil companies as to the action they will take to counter the Budget increase in the selling price ...

    Article : 104 words
  25. CANADIAN ADVISER.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. J. H. Scullin) said to-day:—"The Canadian Government has been good enough to allow Mr. G. W. Jones, one of its ...

    Article : 187 words
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    Advertising : 587 words
  27. TARIFF ABSURDITY.

    Anomalles repeatedly proteste[?] against by Tasmanian commercial interests as regards making portions of a ship's cargo subject to revised tariff ...

    Article : 188 words
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