Evening star., 1932-10-15
NEW ZEALAND PUTS
o. K. ON TRADE PACT
Canadian Tariff to Affect
Exports of U. S. by
s75,0OO,0OO.

Closely following issuance Of a state
ment summarizing the revised Canadian
tariff, the items affected comprising
nearly one-third of the total list. the
Commerce Department said today it had
been advised the New Zealand Parlia-
ment had ratified the Ottawa trade
agreement by which the margin of
preference for British Empire products
is greatly increased.
After working two days on the sum-
mary of the revised schedules the de-
partment's tariff division made no men,
ton in its statement of the amount
of American exports involved nor the
extent to which this country's sales
to Canada may decline.
However. it was said in official quar-
tiers that the export trade of the United
States will be affected by approx
mately SIS 900 900 annually on the basis
of the trade statistics of 1890
In about half of the 262 Canadian
items on which the British preference
is increased. an added advantage is
gained by reduction in the duty ap-
plicable to the British Empire. while
for the rest the same effect Is obtained
by raising the duties applying On i'm
ports from the United States and other
countries.
Changes in Duties Listed.
The action OF the New Zealand
Parliament was communicated to the
department by Julian B. Foster. Amer
ican trade commissioner at wellington
The changes in the duties approved
along general lines were as follows:
The removal of the customs surtax
and a reduction in both the general
and preferential tariff rates Gn most
cases by the same amount on wearing
apparel, silk and artificial silk piece
goods and confectionery; the imposition
of duty under the general tariff on GER
tain paper asphalt and bitumen, all
formerly duty free; an increase in the
general rate and reduction in the pref
erential rate on cigars. as well as the
imposition Of duties under the general
tariff in the cases of certain tropical
colonial products, mainly cocoa beans,
coffee and spices"
In regard to the Canadian tariff,
the department said of 262 changes in
the 807 items, all but 81 involved duties
designed to increase the margin of
preference enjoyed by the products OF
the British Empire in the Canadian
market.
"On about half of the products or
classes of goods involved in the tariff
changes" the statement continued, "the
increased margin of preference to Brit
ish products is accomplished primarily
through reducing or removing the ex-
isting British preferential duties (57
items reduced, 76 made free).
Additional Advantage.
"On over half of the items, additional
advantage to British goods is arranged
through increases in either the imme-
diate rates of the Canadian tariff.
which apply primarily to products OF
foreign non-British) countries having
commercial treaties with Canada. or in
the general or highest scale OF the
Canadian duties, which applies to the
products of the Uniteo States and other
non-treaty countries or in both these
columns. On only three items were the
rates of duty against non-British goods
reduced, one of which applies only to
treaty countries.
The principal schedules affected are
those covering iron and steel Qnclud-
ing machinery and electrical goods
chemicals and textiles, with broad
scattering of the remainder. In the
case of some commodities, the increased
measure of preference to British goods
in the Canadian market Is substantial,
ranging up to Is per cent ad valorem
or more. In the case Of other COM
modities, the change made in the pres
ent competitive situation is slight