Minutes of Evidence p.1401-1509 - Parliament of Victoria

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1448 THURSDAY, 3RD MAY,1883. Present: JAlliES MIRA!IIS, Esq., M.L.A., in the Chair; .T. Bosisto, Esq., M.L.A,., I J. Mcintyre, Esq., M.L.A., F. 8. Grimwade, Esq., D. Munro, Esq., Hon. James Lorimer, M.L.C., J. A. Woodward, Esq. DYERS' MATERIAI.S. John Ro bertson sworn and examined. Jobnllobert3on, 48934. By the G'hairman.-vVhat are you ?-A dyer and scourer. llrd 1\!ay !883. 48935. Your place of business is in Lonsdalc street ?-Yes. 48936. How many hands are you employing ?-Fourteen females and thirteen males. 48937. You are anxious to put some question before the Commission in connexion with the matter of soap, which, I believe, largely enters into your business ?-Yes. 48938. What is it you desire to say ?-I consider the duty should be off oil soap, considering the high price at home; aml the colonial soap being so much cheaper, we could not use it, even if we wanted to. Our soap costs at home £30 a ton. . 48939. You use oil soap ?-Yes, that is what all dyers are obliged to use. 48940. You say in your paper that it costs 2d. a lb. duty, and cannot be made in the colony suitable for dyeing ?-Yes, it cannot be made. 48941. Have you tried getting it here ?-Yes, and I have given them samples, but I cannot get it made. I have usecl oil soap that the Apollo Company made here, but it is only fit for coarse work, it is not fit for fine work. 48942. How much of this do you use in the course of the year· ?-Not a Yery great de>tl. We should use more were it not for the expense of it.. 48943. But how much ?~-I do not think more thrm about 30 cwt. 48944. Is that the only nrticle you specify ?-I think they should be a little easier upon the machinery here, in getting out the flrst machine in a trade like ours, where fashions change, and the appli• ances have to be altered according to the fashions and the make of the material. 48945. You return the value of your plant at about £2,500 ?-Yes. 48946. Has any portion of that been made in the colony ?-Yes. 48947. Half of it-would half of it be colonial made and the other half imported ?-I think about that. I may say that some machines I got from home, and got machines made off them here stronger, and stronger than the imported, but !1S the f
1449 duty th11t is upon fhinnels-is that wha,t you propose ?-No, I do not want it at 11H, but I do not John Robertson, . continued. see wlw it should 3rd May 1883, 48961. That is m10thel' question. Is there 11ny other matter that you do except what I mentioned about the machineTy. 48962. By "~fr. Afclnty1·e.-Suppose this idea of yours were Cltrriml out, and that we shonltl put a tax upon all the dyed i1annel importell, would the Jyers' trmle be increased at all ?-Yes, 48963. \Vonld mauy more men be ernploye(l ?-Yes, a many more. 48864. Have you any idea of how many more men would be employed if all dyed material were taxeLl ?-I will give you an ideo,. Sargootl's people sent to me, he w
Page 1 and 2: 1401 47±25. How many pounds do the
Page 3 and 4: 1403 4748±. You say you received t
Page 5 and 6: 1405 475±9. Do yon mean to say it
Page 7 and 8: 1407 told me thttt they preferred l
Page 9 and 10: 1409 because the revenue would not
Page 11 and 12: 1411 47743. How was that divided be
Page 13 and 14: l4:13 47824. Y on did not need to a
Page 15 and 16: 1415 Yarraville constructed and mai
Page 17 and 18: 1417 47927. You clo not call bungs
Page 19 and 20: 14Hl 47998. You cut litt.le corks o
Page 21 and 22: 1421 48060. Would the public get th
Page 23 and 24: 1423 48145 . .Are they aule to comp
Page 25 and 26: 1425 48210. How many hours do they
Page 27 and 28: 1427 48283. What prevented you from
Page 29 and 30: '1429 Frederick Kennon sworn and ex
Page 31 and 32: 1431 Gillman Goodrich Pearce sworn
Page 33 and 34: 1433 48483. Who uses condensed milk
Page 35 and 36: 1435 48563. The removal of the duty
Page 37 and 38: 1437 48631. How can you make ends t
Page 39 and 40: 1439 people in the country ?-I thin
Page 41 and 42: 1441 the ld. is taken off, the mine
Page 43 and 44: 1443 48793. Is it a success ?-It wa
Page 45 and 46: 1445 48854. No, all the evidence we
Page 47: c 1447 are sold at 10d., that would
Page 51 and 52: 1451 49028. But also the value?-Yes
Page 53 and 54: 1453 49088. Have you any reason to
Page 55 and 56: 1455 when we commenced as nmnufactu
Page 57 and 58: 1457 49236. Has there been any fall
Page 59 and 60: 1459 49302. Have you tried Queensla
Page 61 and 62: 1461 49367. I understand that you s
Page 63 and 64: 1463 taken the place of mill-stones
Page 65 and 66: 1465 49494. Do you think you could
Page 67 and 68: 1467 4·9558. Youwoufd not be dispo
Page 69 and 70: 1469 49629. Where do you get your r
Page 71 and 72: 1471 49704. Approve of what ?-You t
Page 73 and 74: 1473 49786. Oats have not yet reach
Page 75 and 76: 1475 49854. Will you give us a case
Page 77 and 78: 1417 49922. What pTopoTtion does th
Page 79 and 80: 1479 49981. You think they should p
Page 81 and 82: 1481 John Rigby Non·is sworn and e
Page 83 and 84: 1483 50i 17. Are yon in the habit o
Page 85 and 86: 1485 50183. By JYir. Longmore.-Do y
Page 87 and 88: -14:8:7 50238. By 11£1·. Longmore
Page 89 and 90: 1489 .'i0314. Do you export to Sydn
Page 91 and 92: 1491 Henry Berry sworn and examinet
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Page 95 and 96: 1495 50498. In what way ?-Something
Page 97 and 98: 1497 50578. What woulL1 you do for
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1499 The Cftairrnan.-Quitc right. 5
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1501 50689. Are you opposed to the
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1503 50755. Thn.t leaves you 836 ac
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1505 50807. Is that what you want t
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1507 50881. At the present price of
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1509 {)0950. Where were you living
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