§ Mr. GLANVILLEasked the President of the Board of Trade if the revised Australian tariff just introduced provides for lower rates of import duties on goods of British origin than the previous tariff; and what effect it is likely to have on trade between the United Kingdom and Australia?
§ Sir R. HORNEThe duties leviable on British goods under the new tariff are lower than before in only a few instances, though the extent of the preference they will enjoy over foreign goods admitted under the general tariff is greater in most cases than before. The advantage of this increased preference may, however, tend to disappear if our competitors in the Australian market are able to secure the benefit of the "Intermediate" tariff which the Tariff Bill proposes to introduce for the first time as part of the Commonwealth tariff system.