Theoretical calculations of E1 and E3 transition rates for deformed rare-earth nuclei are made, taking into account the retarding effect of pairing correlations. It is found that pairing correlation correction factors R improve the general agreement with experiment for one class ,of transition, viz. E1 with LlK = ± 1. However, the factors R generally cause poorer agreement for E1 with LlK = 0 and for E3 than results from simple use of Nilsson single-particle wave functions with no pairing corrections. The importance of taking into account wave function ~omponents admixed by the Corio lis coupling is illustrated by a calculation fitting the many E1' transition rates between two bands in Hf1" . 'It is further suggested that effects due to-ihreequasi-particle components (or, in other language, octopole phonon or' "effective charge" effects) are probably of great importance and deserve further study.