Imperial Trade Preference
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THE SCOPE OF THE ENQUIRY
Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright
LONDON. July 11
In the House of Lords, discusging the preferential tariff enquiry. Lord Northbrook urged - that a fiscal change would not benefit India. Lord Lansdowne said he realised the importance of acting cautiously. Hit India would certainly come within the scope of the enquiry, what aimed at determining whether n» plan was discoverable and to what parts of the Empire it could be applied. The colonial tariffs were protective, but India's was purely fee revenue. The members of the commission must boar in mind that - the Motherland was India's great creditor and must take account of political! equality, with economic considerations, otherwise they would offend the self-gov-erning colonies. It was intended to publish the facts and the statistics collected to show the basis of the Government's ultimate judgment. Lord Viscount Goschen welcomed the announcement. The Duke of Devonshire said the. Government was anxious to furnish a report at the earliest possible date.
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Southland Times, Issue 19098, 14 July 1903, Page 2
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