Progress report no. 6. : Stripper harvesters. / Royal Commission on Customs and Excise Tariffs

Creator
Australia. Royal Commission on Customs and Excise Tariffs
Call Number
Nq 328.94 AUS
Created/Published
[Melbourne], Victoria : Printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer for the State of Victoria, 1906
Images
38
View Catalogue

Contents

ROYAL COMMISSION ON CUSTOMS AND EXCISE TARIFFS. PROGRESS REPORT No. 6. STRIPPER-HARVESTERS. 1
INDEX STRIPPER-HARVESTERS. 3
SIXTH PROGRESS REPORT. STRIPPER-HARVESTERS. (1) Complaints, grievances, and suggestions. 5
(2) Australian competition in harvesters. 6
(3) Stripperharvesters. 7
(4) The Ancient Header. 7
(5) Pitt’s stripping drum (1786). 7
(6) Plucknett’s clover reaper (1807). 7
(7) Early American machines. 7
(8) Church’s harvester (1841). 8
(9) Foster’s harvester (1847). 8
(10) Roberts' harvester (1858). 8
(11) Ridley’s stripper (1847). 8
(12) Mellor’s stripper (1857). 8
(13) The stripper. 9
(14) Evolution of the stripper harvester. 9
(15) Imitation and copying. 10
(16) Reply to a charge of alleged copying and imitation. 11
(17) Origin and history. 11
(18) Charge of piracy denied. 11
(19) The beginning of the stripperharvester. 11
(20) Output of harvesters in Australia. 12
(21) Imports. 12
(22) American combines. 12
(23) Unfair tactics and methods. 13
24) Alleged under valuation 13
(25) The £31 5s. invoice. 14
(26) The £38 10s. 10d. invoice. 15
(27) Massey. Harris invoice price in Buenos Ayres. 15
(28) Massey Harris invoice price in Italy. 15
(29) Invoice price of Massey Harris Co. investigated. 16
(30) Re-assessment of invoice value. 17
(31) Invoice value of £65. 17
(32) Selling prices before the combine. 17
(33) Combines in Australia. 18
(34-5-6-7) Break up of the combine. 19
(39) Export of stripperharvesters from Australia. 20
(40) Factory cost of stripperharvesters. 20
38) Selling price since the combine. 20
(41) Raw materials. 22
(42) Hands employed. 22
(43)Apprentices, 22
(44) Increased number of hands. 22
(46) Industrial conditions. 22
(43) Industrial troubles. 23
(47) Wages in Melbourne and Ballarat. 23
(49) Associated trades. 24
(50) Freight. 24
(51) Canadian and American reply. 24
(52) Packing 24
(53) Railway allowance on packed machines. 24
(54) Importing expenses. 24
(56) Comparative statements of importing expenses and charges. 25
(57) Comparative cost of stripperharvesters. 25
(58) Natural protection. 26
(59) Cost of selling and distributing. 26
(60) The Apple Tree Advertisement. 26
(61) Australian profits in the harvester business. 28
(62) American and Canadian profits. 28
(64) Improved conditions of business. 28
(66) Business methods of importers. 28
(67) South Australian manufacturers. 28
(68) Harvesters in New South Wales. 28
(C3) Trade under Commonwealth Tariff. 28
65) Irregularity of output. 28
(69) Limited use of the stripperharvester. 29
(70) Disadvantages of stripperharvesters. 29
(71) Falling-off in other machinery. 29
(72) Foreign manufacturers in Australia. 29
(73) United States and Canadian Tariff. 29
(74) Secret of American competition. 30
(75) Malleable castings. 30
(76) Preference to British imports impossible. 30
(77) No increase in price. 30
(78) Who pays the duty. 31
(79) Percentage rate of proposed increased duty. 31
(80) Selling to the farmers. 31
(81) Fixed duty originally proposed, 31
(82) Duty on parts. 31
(83) Duties on raw materials. 31
(84) Proposals to purchase Mr. McKay's business. 32
(85) Specialization 32
(86) Cheaper production in Canada. 32
(87) Cause of American and Canadian success. 32
(88) Opposition to increased duties. 32
CONCLUSIONS. 33
RECOMMENDATIONS. 37

Text

Cite

Citation options:
Work identifier

http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2341786283

APA citation

Australia. Royal Commission on Customs and Excise Tariffs, author & Australia. Parliament. issuing body. (1906). Progress report no. 6. : Stripper harvesters Retrieved April 24, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2341786283

MLA citation

Australia. Royal Commission on Customs and Excise Tariffs, author and Australia. Parliament. issuing body. Progress report no. 6. : Stripper harvesters [Melbourne], Victoria: Printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer for the State of Victoria, 1906. Web. 24 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2341786283>

Harvard/Australian citation

Australia. Royal Commission on Customs and Excise Tariffs, author & Australia. Parliament. issuing body. 1906, Progress report no. 6. : Stripper harvesters Printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer for the State of Victoria, [Melbourne], Victoria viewed 24 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2341786283

Wikipedia citation

{{Citation
  | author1=Australia. Royal Commission on Customs and Excise Tariffs, author.
  | author2=Australia. Parliament. issuing body.
  | title=Progress report no. 6. : Stripper harvesters
  | year=1906
  | section=38 pages : 34 cm
  | series=Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) ;
  | issue=PP no. 57 of 1906
  | location=[Melbourne], Victoria
  | publisher=Printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer for the State of Victoria
  | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2341786283
  | id=nla.obj-2341786283
  | access-date=24 April 2024
  | via=Trove
}}

Citations are automatically generated and may require some modification to conform to exact standards.

Download

Select the images you want to download, or the whole document.

Available formats
TIF high resolution
Include
All
Current

Or select a range of images:

Order

You can order a copy of this work from Copies Direct.

Copies Direct supplies reproductions of collection material for a fee. This service is offered by the National Library of Australia

Include

Or select a range of images:

Share

Share on Twitter

Share on Facebook

What can I do with this?

Out of Copyright

Reason for copyright status
Since 1956 [Created/Published Date + 50 Years]

You may order a copy through Copies Direct or use the online copy for research or study; for other uses Contact us.

Copyright status was determined using the following information:

Material type
Literary Dramatic Musical
Published status
Published
Publication date
1906
Government copyright ownership
Victoria - Federal/national

Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply.

For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.