ABSTRACT
The Australian concessions, though more vague, provided Ottawa supporters in this country with less powder and shot. They were wrapped up in a formula providing for certain minimum rates of preference. New Zealand tariffs, like Australian tariffs, had been rising, and the surtax and primage duty had been introduced into the system to provide additional Protection. South Africa, too, had been steadily increasing her tariffs, and the surtax and primage duty had been introduced. The Indian Agreement was perhaps the least satisfactory of all. An increased preference was accorded to British galvanized sheet— on condition that it was made from Indian sheet bar. Under the terms of the Agreements, both Canada and Australia promised to reconstitute their Tariff Boards in such a way that impartial consideration would be given to all claims for remission of duties on British goods, and to act as a safeguard against log-rolling.
