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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20917, 6 January 1930, Page 9

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UNITED BUSINESS REPORT. INITIAL MOVE. (From Oob Owh Correspondent.) LONDON, November 14. ® For the first time representative* of inn dustry, commerce, and shipping are comd bining together to examine the question j of inter-imperial trade with the hope of ~ being able to present the concerted views a of the business community to the Imperial Conference next year. This represents' a y great step forward in the business organ!a sation of this country. 5 The Association of British Chambers of q Commerce, the Federation of British Industries, and the Chamber of Shipping 11 of the United Kingdom—representing the a commercial, industrial, and shipping in- _ terests of this country—have arranged to n form a British Preparatory Committee to 1 consider the general question of Empire , commercial policy, with the object of cole ordinating as far as possible the views of n the' business community of the United - Kingdom and of presenting to his “ Majesty’s Government joint recommendaj’ tions on all questions upon which unanimity of opinion can be obtained. J Each of the organisations represented has appointed its own Preparatory Com"c mittee. whose preliminary conclusions will . be communicated to the British Preparatory Committee for joint consideration. The members of the committee so far 3. nominated include the following;— The Association of British Chambers of r Commerce'.—Sir Gilbert Vyle, ex-pre-k sident; Sir Edward Iliffe, C.8.E., viceL president; Sir Francis Joseph, 'C.B.E., ■■ president of the North Staffordshire h Chamber of Commerce; Mr R. B. Duns woody, C.8.E., secretary. ■ The Federation of British Industries.— j Sir Arthur Duckham, C.8.E., chairman F. 8.1., Preparatory Committee; Sir Ro* " land Nugent, director; Mr Guy Locoek, | s CJI.G,, deputy director; Mr Moir Macs kenzie. Empire Department. The Chamber of Shipping of the United ” Kingdom.—Sir William Currie, presiI dent; Sir Alan Anderson, K.8.E., exa president. Informal meetings of the committee * have already taken place, and the first s formal meeting will he held shortly, when . the personnel will be completed and a programme for the committee’s work laid down.