The Archive · 1938

Criticisms of New Customs

Tokyo, June 4, Describing foreign criticism of the new customs tariff in North and Central "China, alleging preferenti ial treatment for Japan, as "sentiments al prejudiced, Japanese Foreign Tin Restriction Committee Last night's announcement by the Colonial OMice that a referendum of tin producers in the Malay States, in connection with the proposal for atin buffer pool stock, had resulted in a vote of approximate 2 to 1 in favour, did not produce Jany Siroworks at this morning's open-Jing of the London metal exchange, Later, -however, tin prices moved Jerratically towards somewhat lower Ome circles today challenged orities torn areas in China were placed on the free list, enforcement of this revision, and, Similar treatment was accorded by the two new governments to adduce definite Agures to sul will secure the customs revenue, stantiate their charges. ibe sly, there had been a cer tain amount of buying in anti-to the exports of iron ore, scrap metal and raw cotton.

Com~ "The Government intends to pre~ Foreign Ofice observers said the cipation of the referendum proving modities whose importation will be free of duty included serums vent, with the ce-operation of friend new Chinese tariff reverts to the favourable to the buffer pool pro= and vaccines, agricultural crops seeds, mining tools and machines, ly Powers, the evasion of duties, and first statutory tariff of China, tha: posals, and, consequently, a little to realize' to the fullest degree the of 1931, from which Japan suffered profit-taking today has been suffi wagons, power shovels, excavators and various machine parts. equitable protection of legitimate most of all foreign Powers, cient to offset the small volume of Alto free of duty will be blast trade and the security of customs 'They pointed out that Japan up new buying, furnaces, converters, rolling mills, Export and import duties will, acrefining machines as' well as. various cording to the statement, continue to Fevenue and the service of oblisnto 1990 occupied the foremost place The International Tin Restriction ions," in foreign trade with China, her [Committee's meeting tomorrow will machines, implements and tools re-be collected from goods shipped 10 ports to China in 1990 totalling $500, have to discuss a detailed scheme

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