TRADE WITH CANADA.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1422, 2 December 1886, Page 3

TRADE WITH CANADA.

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The following circular has been sent to the Chambers of Commerce in tho colony by Sir Robert Ftout : “I have the honor to request you will be good enough to bring undbr the consideration cf your Chamber the desirability of promoting commercial lotcro -nrs“ between the Dominion cf Canada and this colony, I have recently addressed tho ■ Canadian Premier on the Bubj j c*, asking that ootnmnuioaf i m may ba opened np with some of the m reliant? of the Dominion as to the exchange of commodities, and pointing on* that our importv from New York and Boston for 18-5 amounted to £3C6;873, and goods, some of which probably cou’d as easily have been rent to u» frora Canada. I enclose copy of returns showing these imposts. Our export? to the States mentioned are, with the exception i f kauri gnm, at present almost nil, and it might be a question for your Chamber to ponildec wb»t be •dooe ig the way

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