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Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18653, 3 June 1932, Page 10

1 OTTAWA CONFERENCE

j EMPIRE INTERESTS. ! ! | MR BENNETT DEFINES AIMS. I i I BENEFITS FOR ALL. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. TORONTO, June 1. 1 The subject of the Empire Economic Conference to he held at Ottawa in July was referred to by the Prime Minister, Mr R. B. Bennett, to-day in an address to the Western Ontario . Conservative Convention at London, Ontario. He said Canada would go to ; the Conference with the clear-cut 1 thought that there must be mutual ! gains and advantages to all the com-ponent-parts of the greatest Common--1 wealth of free peoples in the history of the world—the British Empire, j After dealing with various aspects or the 'conference, Mr Bennett said: "Next month we shall gather as partners to see how far it’ is- possible that :we may keep our trade within this partnership. We mulst trade to the advantage, not of one, hut of ail. Not only must there be mutual gains and advantages, but also mutual agreements for the benefit of all parts of the Empire." The Canadian Government has not received notification of the appoint•nient of- observers to attend the forthcoming Empire Economic Conference by the Peruvian Government, but a new despatch from Lima, Peru, says (he Government of the Republic has .appointed three official observers. No provision has been made in the conference arrangements for the attendance of any but representatives of the British Empire countries. NEW ZEALAND DELEGATES. BUSINESS MEN’S CRITICISM. i.Bv Telegraph.—Pres-* Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. New Zealand’s delegation to the i Ottawa Conference was discussed by | the council of the Canterbury Chamber j of Commerce-this evening. The fol--1 lowing resolution was carried: —That | this Chamber directly and through the Associated Chambers of Commer'fce, J urges upon the Government, in view of the existing conditions, the necessity for some of the leaders of the Government being present in the Dominion 'in the coming winter, and in view of the'large expense, asks that the Cabinet should review the question of sending three. Ministers at the public, expense.