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the advantages of trade within the Empire, but I think that although there are differences of opinion about free trade and fair trade, those who had much to do with the war will never depart from the opinion that if another war should -arise the Empire will be all the stronger if it is self-supporting," remarked his Excellency the GovernorGeneral in an address at "The Week for Empire" Exhibition at Hawera. "Anybody who had any responsibility in connexion with supplies to Great Britain during the late war could not fail to hope that in the future Great Britain might draw her supplies from within the Empire. At one time during the war the British Navy was down to three weeks' oil.supply. You will agree with me that it is all important that in that respect the British Empire should be self-supporting. Then, again, with the question of wheat. On many occasions during the late war the Old Country's supply of wheat was dangerously low, and she was dependent for her supply on foreign countries. Whatever opinions may be held about trading in a cheap market, one has to remember that the first duty of everybody in the British Empire is to tie Empire itself. We can do a great deal if we carry out what you are doing thia week—encouraging Empire trade within the Empire *

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