IMPERIAL POLITICS.
United Press Association.—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. PvEPEAL OF TAXATION. LONDON, March 23 There aie pei sis tent reports that Mr A«.quith intends to leneal the tax on coffee, cocoa and dried fruits. METRIC WEIGHTS. LONDON, March 23. Tn the House of Commons, the Compulsory Metric Weights Measures Bill was negatived by 150 votes to 118. Mr Lloyd Gemge emphasised the danger of art alteration in the existing system -when the bulk of Britain's trade Vas -with non metric ' eoußtriesi
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Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13243, 25 March 1907, Page 5
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80IMPERIAL POLITICS. Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13243, 25 March 1907, Page 5
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