OTTAWA DEBATE

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3870, 29 October 1932, Page 6

OTTAWA DEBATE

House of Commons WHAT TKEATV WILL HO FOU EMPIRE 810 VOTE FO It ACUEEJIEXTS (Aust. and IN Z Cable', Condon, Oct. 27. Tlio Hon. Walter Runciman. closing till! second reading debate on the Ottawa Agreements Bill, said Britain’s recent import duties lial had no effect on imports. Not a single European country had made a complaint. The motor car trade in New Zealand and India wa| benefiting considerably. Discussions with Australia were proceeding “Many members lia:l suggested that Ottawa would cripple ns in making agreements with other countries, but instead we are already negotiating wotli five countries and are ready to treat with the-whole world, tail we cannot deal with all at once. Britain as a market and the centre of finance is a world force an.l must remain the most important r.ml vital part of the Empire. Tier policy as a creditor country with investments inside and outside is to cultivate commercial and financial freedom and activity, hut this is limited by the policy of the vest of the world. The Dominions and we must build on tile foundation of the Ottawa agreements the prosperity of tile whole Empire.” The Bill was read a second time by 34G to 77