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Story: Customs and tariffs

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Tariffs for revenue, 1840–1940

  3. Encouraging local industry

  4. Border controls and economic management

  5. Tariffs and the GATT

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Tariffs for revenue, 1840–1940

Early customs house, Auckland

Early customs house, Auckland (1st of 2)

Customs house, Nelson, 1908

Customs house, Nelson, 1908 (2nd of 2)

Government revenue, 1840–1890

Government revenue, 1840–1890

Petition of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, 1865

Petition of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, 1865

Illicit whisky still

Illicit whisky still

Bonded tobacco factory, around 1915

Bonded tobacco factory, around 1915

From page 2 - Encouraging local industry

Attack on protection

Attack on protection

Tea table, early 20th century

Tea table, early 20th century

Advertising British-made shoes

Advertising British-made shoes

Preference to farmers

Preference to farmers

Gordon Coates returns from Ottawa

Gordon Coates returns from Ottawa

From page 3 - Border controls and economic management

Tractors on display

Tractors on display

Nash’s 1939 trip to London

Nash’s 1939 trip to London

American car, 1958

American car, 1958

The EEC courts John Bull

The EEC courts John Bull

From page 4 - Tariffs and the GATT

Robert Muldoon signs CER

Robert Muldoon signs CER

Protesting tariff cuts

Protesting tariff cuts

Levin shirt factory

Levin shirt factory

Free trade agreement with China

Free trade agreement with China

How to cite this page:

Tony Simpson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/customs-and-tariffs/media (accessed 28 March 2023)

Story by Tony Simpson, published 11 Mar 2010

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