Stage Set for Tariff Drama
WHERE BRITAIN’S FOOD COMES FROM. SON CARRIES FATHER’S BANNER TO„ VICTORY. Received Friday, 1 a.m. LONDON, Feb. 4. In view of to-day’s tariff announcement, the Board of Trade Journal publishes special tables of some of Britain’s food imports in 1931 as follows: Wheat. Total imports, 11,974,000 cwts. Chief suppliers: Canada .. .... .. 29,595,000 Russia 29,426,000 Australia 23,359,000 Argentina 20,948,000 United States .. 8,932,000 Butter. Total imports, 8,071,000 cwts. Chief suppliers: Denmark 2,448,000 New Zealand .. .. 1,935,000 Australia 1,558,000 Russia 409,000 Ireland 381,000 Argentina 375,000 The political stage is set for to-day’s drama at Westminster. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, spent a portion of yesterday in seclusion for the preparation of his speech. He is deeply impressed by the importance of the occasion and is not unmindful of bringing to fruition a policy in the advocacy of which his father, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain sacrificed his health and life. The House will be packed. Thousands of applications for seats have had to be I rejected. Two days will elapse before I the first division is taken.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 February 1932, Page 3
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177Stage Set for Tariff Drama Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 February 1932, Page 3
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