BRITISH TRADE
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ATTITUDE OF OOMIMONS.- . (United Press- Association—By Electric Telegraph. l —Copyright.) Received February 23, 1.20 p.m. t LONDON, Eeb. 22. In! the House of Commons, -Mr ;J;~ H. Thomas said.that the Governmentwould lose no-chance of .doing business with either the Dominions or foreign-' ers.. Be .believed- that- .the proposed preferences were the first necessary step to increased trade. Ho wanted to make it clear that they were giving preferences with the deliberate intention of creating the necessary atmosphere for success at Ottawa. - . The Government would not be unmindful of Britain’s interests, nor -"ts duty toward foreign trade. The Dominions, had made it plain that their policy was their own Dominion first. , Aye could not complain, but we were entitled to tell them at Ottawa: “It is no good talking about preference when the duties are so high that nobody can climb over them."’
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 71, 23 February 1932, Page 2
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