"TRADING WITHIN THE EMPIRE."

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 207, 30 August 1920, Page 8

"TRADING WITHIN THE EMPIRE."

LECTtrBE BY MB. BEDDOE. Tie adTantages of trading -within the Empire were vividly presented, in a lecture given by Mr. W. A. Beddoe, Cnnadlnn Trade Commissioner, at the Chamber of Commerce on iFriday. TOie lecture was Seld under the auspices of the Auckland University College Students' Society, and Sir. R. ■Burns presided. The lecturer enlarged upon these advantages, ■pointing out that so doing enriched the country and rendered it strong in time ?LTf£'-i=i ™°? e y is kept in the Empire, lie contended, it is possible to bold the reins | 2L!T**i.il U ? Empire's hands, while the same theory held good in application to enemy countries. He touched upon the I^nT^rn Preferential trade, within the Empire, and mnde a strong pica lor reciprocal preferential tariff -i.iennnte SSSBTIS? A aClUtles ' a " S ' reason n awl jreilTnt rates. As a concrete Instance of the development of trade by reciprocal pre ference, Mr. Beddoe held up the case of Canada and New Zealand, where the Imports from Hhe first named had increased from £260,000 to £1,625.000 in ten venre The exports ta sew Zealand to Canada" for tho same period fcavc Increased fro n £160.000 to £1,800,000. and hj" Rtoessed U e advantages of a mutual trade enjoyed under the reciprocal preferential tariff.