OTTAWA AGREEMENTS.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. LEGISLATION INTRODUCED. u —* United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, Oct. 24. The debate on the Ottawa resolutions was concluded In the House of Commons to-day all amendments being defeated. A Labour amendment to omit the duties on fresh fruit was negatived by 274 votes to 68. Mr Rhys Davies moved to exclude unwrought copper from the schedule on the ground that It was taxing a raw material. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Neville Champerlain, resisted the amendment, explaining that the duty on foreign copper was intended to he prohibitive, as Empire producers should be able to supply all Britain’s needs at world prices. This amendment was defeated by 246 votes to 55. Amid cheers the Chancellor then introduced the Ottawa Agreements Bill, which was read a first time.
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Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18776, 26 October 1932, Page 7
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