LIBERALS AND THE EMPIRE

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 86, 10 April 1924, Page 12

LIBERALS AND THE EMPIRE

DR. W. A. CHAPPLE'S OFFICE

(FIIOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, sth February. Dr. W. A. .Chappie, M.P., has ieen appointed convener of the Liberal Imperial and Colonial Policy Group in the .Uouse of Commons; It is hoped Dr Chappie tells me, that a policy of Empire development that does not involve the taxation of the food of British workers, but will insure Dominion prosperity and will correct the idea that Liberal policy is indifferent to the Dominions and colonies, will bd formulated by the Liberal Party. • ■ , . Before the fall of the Conservative Government there were certain questions set down m Dr. Chappie's name for presentation .in the < House ■on 12th February Answers were hoped for from the late Government, but Labour will ' \ Dr. Chappie is to; ask: the ■'President of the Board of Trade whether any experimental investigations taking- place,in order to ascertain whether beef imported from Australia and New Zealand can ebniition m a- Chilled instead °.f a frozen .He wiil ask the Undersecretary ofState for the.Colonies whether-His Mai «sty s commercial diplomatic officers in foreign countries have been given any instructions to -hold themselves a t tl ™,lTr -c Domini °ns, tho colonies, wiU.fr ?fi' m any that ™ight arise tvithin their competence, to deal with.. AN IMPORTANT SUGGESTION n f\ C£ a PPIe is & a;k the Chancellor fh ) B .E^ hfW er Aether, in vifew of tne tact that many recent visitors to iintain from our Dominion^ and colonies chose to shorten their sojourn here because of their liability to British incoma taxation upon their, colonial incomes after the expiry of sii months, he will take such steps a s may( be 'necessary to extend the period of.. immunTty ■from British taxes in order to encourage to the coming Exhibition from .the distant parts of the Empire to make a longer stay.- . ■ . ..The President of the Board of Education, as representing the Minister "bf Agriculture, will be asked whether any steps have been taken to „ extend toSouth Australia...and New Zealand the same privileges with regard to the importation of stock into the United Kingdom, as those recently extended' ,to Uanada. ■ ■ .' ;: ■'."-' _ Finally, D r . Chappie will ask the .Prime Minister .whether any steps have been taken to set up the Imperial Economic _ Committee recommended by the' Imperial EconoTnic Conference / -'