PREFERENTIAL TRADE.
A CHALLENGE DECLINED. United Press Association—Copyright LONDON, November 10. In reply to Mr. Hewin’s offer to accept his challenge, Mr. Asquith intimated that liis arguments were clearly and repeatedly stated in his speeches during tlie fiscal controversy. He adds that his time is so fully oc-. cupied that he does not feel (Sailed upon to. accede to the suggestion to restate and summarise them for Mr. Hewins.
Mr. Hewins, ill reply to Mr. Asquith, says that tlie latter’s arguments were unsupported by evidence, while those of the preference scheme were submitted to the Conference supported -by Tariff Commission tables. It is uuneccessary to secure absolute arithmetical equality of treatment of all the colonies, still less of all the interests of each colony, but it is .necessary to arrange such concessions as justify and make practicable reciprocal concessions with the Motherland, to make the Empire largely self-sup-porting.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2235, 12 November 1907, Page 2
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