TRADE WITH COLONIES

Southland Times, Issue 21896, 23 December 1932, Page 5

TRADE WITH COLONIES

QUESTION OF PREFERENCE. (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, December 21. Asked whether in view of the opinions expressed by the various Chambers of Commerce the Government would now enter upon a policy designed to abrogate existing treaties and enable all the colonies to give effective preference to Britain, Major D. J. Colville said it was proposed to consult organizations representing trade generally as soon as the relevant facts could be put before them. NO PREFERENCE TEST SHIPMENT OF WHEAT. London, December 21. The Customs has decided that preference under the Ottawa Act cannot bf accorded a test shipment of Canadian wheat to Liverpool via New York. The Customs contend that while its Canadian origin is undisputed, there is no evidence that the wheat was definitely consigned to Britain when it left Canada. BLOW TO BUFFALO BIG GRAIN STORAGE CENTRE. (Rec. 7.0 p.m.) New York, December 21. The British Customs’ decision that Canadian grain stored at United States ports then sold to United Kingdom buyers cannot claim, preferential treatment, strikes a blow to Buffalo, the greatest of the United States grain ports. Buffalo built its standing to a great extent through storage in the winter months of millions of bushels of Canadian grain, which was shipped from there as a market was found for it.