address io the Institution of Blectrical Engineers on Friday able, as the result of his" recent visit to England, to include words encouragement for Chinese electrical engineers. He found that the great improvement in Chirese engineering specifications had mai good impression, His _com= ments on the framing of tariffs to assist indigenous industries serve to be studied, not only by the engineering profession but by those responsible for the general com merce of this country. In brief, he argued that if tariffs were used' for that purpose, they should be con ned to the type of product which could be protected adequately by a low rate of duty. If a high tart had to be applied the users of the product would be unfairly penalized, be more speeifle it should be noted that if a machine which can be manufactured in England on mass production lines, is required by country with only a relatively small demand, manufacture of it in the country in question can only be attempted under shelter of a igh protective duly thus raising its costs greatly to its potential users. This, of course, is plain commonsense but {t is too often overlooked when the tariff is invoked to stimulate internal Industries.
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