BRITAIN’S FREETRADE.
SERIOUSNESS OF POSITION.
LONDON, October 3.
Sir Thomas Wilford has sent Ml Forbes a pair of smart striped trousers, not implying any reflection on Mr Forbes’s appearance, but pointing out the seriousness of Britain’s Freetrade position. “ I bought these trousers in Leeds for 2s Sid,” said Sir Thomas Wilford. “ They are of good quality, made in Italy, brought to Leeds, and sold in large quantities at price 100 per cent, below the lowest that Britons are able to reach. The Doint I wish to make is that even the suggested imposition of a 10 to 15 per cent, ad valorem duty on foreign goods will not be of advantage to Britain Ths trousers will then sell at 2s 6£d.”
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Otago Witness, Issue 3995, 7 October 1930, Page 49
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121BRITAIN’S FREETRADE. Otago Witness, Issue 3995, 7 October 1930, Page 49
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