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Show CHANGES IN CANADIAN DUTIES ARE REQUESTED. TORONTO. Ontario. Nov. 17. The tariff committee yesterday considered a number num-ber of applications, chiefly from manufacturers, manu-facturers, desiring Increased protection. The makers of piano actions ask that a duty of 40 per cent be imposed upon actions ac-tions and pianos coming from the United States. Finance Minister Fielding spoke strongly strong-ly against any change in the tariff whioh would militate against the British merchant. mer-chant. Britain, he held, was Canada's best customer, and everything possible should be done to encourugc trade with her. |