§ 32. Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMSasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he can furnish the particulars of tariff items which have been considered by the Australian tariff board on the application of manufacturers in this country in pursuance of the Ottawa agreements, and the results of all such applications?
The SECRETARY of STATE for DOMINION AFFAIRS (Mr. J. H. Thomas)A very large number of rates of duty in the Australian Tariff have been reviewed by the Tariff Board under Article 11 of the Trade Agreement concluded at Ottawa with His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia, and it is impossible to give, within the limits of a Parliamentary 1593 question and answer, details of the findings in each case. Particulars of all the changes made in the tariffs as a result of the board's findings have been published from time to time in the Board of Trade Journal.
§ Mr. H. WILLIAMSWhile thanking the right hon. Gentleman for his reply, may I ask whether, having regard to the many misrepresentations as to the attitude of Australia, he will publish in some convenient form an account of the many changes which Australia have made since the agreement was arrived at?
Mr. THOMASI will consider that after the present negotiations with Australian Ministers have been concluded.