DOMINIONS AND IMPORT DUTIES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 250, 21 October 1915, Page 5

DOMINIONS AND IMPORT DUTIES.

(Received Oct. 21, 9.5 «..m.) LONDON, Oct. 20. The House of Commons discussed iilie* Finance Bill in Committee.

Sir Howel l)avies moved jin amendment exempting the Dominions frwn "import duties. We ought, he said, to deal .sympathetically with ■. the Colonies, which were ably assisting in. the ynyr and assuming, great financial resivmsibilities. Wo ought to take them more into our counsels. The amendment would reciprocate the action of the Dominions in giving Britain preference on th^ir ttiriflfs. j Mr Hewins supported the amendment. ,He desired to. exterminate German, financial influence jn .the British Empire. ' , Mr Montague «Jiid that tbese weroj not duties which, the Tariff Reformers would suggest were not designed to { give preference hut to prevent iraf. portation from any source. The1 amendment would therefore destroy the objects for Avhich the taptes were^, imposed. •

Tlie amendment was negatived by 125 to 20. :