EMPIRE’S TRADE.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Aug. 18. Arnold Foster, continuing, said that but for the trade of the colonies we would be / losing millions each year. "What we wanted was preference on manufactures to enable us to go to the colonies instead of to tho French and German manufacturers. Our preference to the colonies must be on articles of consumption. A shilling duty on corn would not increase the price of the loaf, two shillings would simply mean one and sixpence per head per annum. Commenting upon tho Free Food Leaguo he remarked that tho chief supporters of free food were Lord Goschon and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, who had taxed tea, sugar, coffeo, and oven corn. Hereafter the Government would probably tax meat and corn. He considered it necessary to make adjustment of taxation on food to give preference to the colonies. The sacrifice, if any, would be small. A vote of confidence in Mr Foster was unanimously carried.
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 974, 21 August 1903, Page 3
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