20 JUNE 1931, Page 18

Wrax DUTIES.

A meeting of wine-merchants was held on Wednesday at the Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing Lane, when, after some discussion, it was resolved, by a considerable majority of those present, " That the proposed equalization of the duties on foreign wines. would be detrimental to the trade, and not advantageous to the revenue ; " and that the meeting should endeavour to prevail on the Chancellor of the Exchequer not to bring forward the measure,