No Abolition in March,
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W. Samoa And British
Tariff
No Abolition in March, But—
THE report published in the November and December PIM, that the New Zealand-Western Samoa governments have agreed to the adolition, in March, of the British Preferential Tariff, is denied by the Western Samoan Government.
It says that the matter has been under official discussion for a long time, and it has been agreed that the way now is clear for abolition: but abolition has not yet been decided upon. A further official inquiry is proceeding.
This statement arrived as this issue is going to press—it will be published in full in March.
On the known facts, abolition seems likely.
Our report that the Tariff would be abolished in March came from a semi-official quarter at United Nations headquarters. If it is in correct, and embarrassment is thereby caused, officialdom has only itself to blame. Although dis cussions on this important matter have been going on for at least a year, not a word has been pub lished by either the NZ or Western Samoa Governments to indicate what is proposed, and why.