EMPIRE TRADE

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1932, Page 6

EMPIRE TRADE

; ANGLP-OANA'DIAN decision.* {United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) OTTAWA, August 18. The spokesman announced that the : Anglo-Canadian discussions were con. tiniu'ed throughout the day, and an agreement was arrived ■at regarding the! Principle of the control of Russian dumping, but were still discussing the formula. • “An ultimate agreement which will apply, to all is similar to unfair comhe added. “Several AngloDominion agreements are being drafted but none are signed yet.” Mr Thomas has postponed his departure, and: is leaving with his colleagues'on Saturday, thus preventing the suggestion that the British delation was splitting'. He said that- any. aigreements that Britain was making with India will be'rather more elastic than those with the Dominions in. view of India’s peculiar situation and imminence to the new constitutional regime. ORGANISATION’S IN OPERATION. (Received this day at 11.15 a.m.) , OTTAWA, August 18. :The sub-committee on existing machinery and economic co-operation reports that the- following eleven Empire organisations are in bei'ng:—lmperial Economic Shipping; Committed'. Imperial ' Agricultural "Bur-: eau, Imperial Institute, Imperial Institute of Entomology, Imperial Mycoiogical Institute, Imperial Communications Advisory Committee, Mechanical Transport Council, Imperial Forestry institute, Empire Timbers Committee, and the Empire Marketing Board. - The committee explains how each is financed but refrains from commenting on the possible overlapping, or gaps, the functions of these bodies. This report, which ranks second in importance to the currency report,- is more voluminous and comprehensive than any other at this Conference, and will produce as a result many sittings o*f experts of all Empire Countries. While the leaders of delegations .assisted business advisers, they were engaged' 'in ithe main ..task of .plaumng methods to revive extra Empire trade,