AUSTRALIA FEARS THE COMBINE petition la made to premier to have harvester trust barred from federation london sept 7 the times correspondent at wellington N Z says the operations of the american harvester trust are menacing tec prosperity at new zealand implement makers the manufacturers recognize that even a protective tariff of 20 per cent would be unavailing A deputation today asked the government to prevent the trust from doing business the premier replying to the deputation asked its members if they wanted war with the united states adding that he did not think that country would stand such prohibition or that the agricultural members would agree to prohibitive tariff he said however that something might be done it the local manufacturers would agree not to raise prices the premier intimated that the government would proceed with the monopolies prevention bill