DELEGATES ENTERTAINED.

Otago Witness, Issue 3996, 14 October 1930, Page 27

DELEGATES ENTERTAINED.

LONDON, October 10. Many notable business men attended the Federation of Chambers of Commerce banquet to the dominion Prime Ministers at the Savoy Hotel, over which Earl Iveagh presided.

.. Thomas, replying to the toast of His Majesty’s Governments,” which was proposed by Sir Arthur Shirley Benn, said he hoped the day would be long distant when any dominions would be called upon tp respond to the toast other than as one of his Majesty’s Govments. I respond as the most stable paitner of the British Commonwealth. Unlike the Prime Ministers, I have no apprehension about the future.” Mr Scullin said that Australia for 23 vears had given preferences to this country, but business men had not taken 100 per cent, advantage of them. British manufacturers should not live in the past, glorious as that past had been. Mr Forbes mentioned that the British Medical Research Council had declared that New Zealand butter was superior to any other in food value, yet Britain paid 20s per cwt more for Danish. The money which was spent on imports from New Zealand -was mostly returned in payment for manufactured goods.