COMMERCE CONGRESS
THE TORONTO GATHERING
MESSAGE FROM THE KING,
(By Telegraph.—Press Assn—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)
OTTAWA. September 20
(Received September 22, 12,10 a.m.)
The Xing cabled to the Congress of Chambers of Commerce at Toronto emphasising the importance of I lie gathering as being not only conducive to commercial interests, but to the very unity of the Empire. The Congress decided to-day to create a permanent, bureau for the collection of standardised information upon all colonial methods of valuing imports and ex-ports.
Mr Sheldon expressed disapproval of the exclusion of the Dominions from membership of the Imperial Shipping Committee. The Congress adopted a resolution asking the British Government to atiord the Dominions an opportunity to nominate their representatives of shipping and trading interests to serve on the imjtenal Committee.
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Southland Times, Issue 18934, 22 September 1920, Page 5
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