Royal Commission on the Bonuses for Manufactures Bill
15 January 1903 – 2 March 1904
A commission of members of Parliament that examined the Bonuses for Manufactures Bill, chiefly whether bounties should be paid to establish an iron and steel industry in Australia.
How it came into existence
Appointed by the Barton government by Letters Patent dated 15 January 1903. C. C. Kingston chaired it; its members included E. N. C. Braddon, Joseph Cook, S. W. Cooke, G. W. Fuller, L. E. Groom, W. M. Hughes, J. W. Kirwan, J. W. McCay, S. Mauger, D. Watkins and J. C. Watson. It was to take evidence on the bill, which proposed bonuses for the local manufacture of iron and steel products.
How it ended
Its final report was presented on 2 March 1904 and the commission then ended. The bill did not pass in that form; bounties on manufactures were later provided by the Manufactures Encouragement Act 1908.
Main functions
- Practicability of establishing iron and steel works in Australia
- Bonuses and other incentives for local manufacture
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