IMPERIAL TRADE.
TRANSPORT AND PREFERENCE.
The following cablegram has been seat fey the Ngw ?ea}aiid Association of British Manufacturers a«4 Agents to the ifriiae Minister, |4r, Coates: "The members pf tho Association of British 'Manufacturers and Agents offer begt «i wishes for success at your first Imperial Conference, aqd beg *Q remind yqu of the dangerous position surrounding the control of transport and the freight on primary products to and imports from th,e United Kingdom, and request that thjs matter be. urgently stressed at' the Imperial Conference.
"We also urge you to emphasise the necessity of providing for effective methods compelling the marking of all Empire products, machinery and vehicles, and tq raise the proferepce qualifications to 75 peT cent, otherwise American, capital operating through. Canada, will continue ta defeat the objectives, pf our Customs preference, to the detriment of the workers and industries in the United Kingdom and the Dominion. '
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 250, 21 October 1926, Page 4
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