THE WEST INDIES
TRADE RELATIONS "WITH ■-■■'■'■■ CANADA. J r-u itralian and >"L„ fzi'-'e OTTAWA, May 31.
—"•■'n welcoming the West Indian.<lele-. * /ites to the conference to foster closer trade relations with Canada, the Duke of Devonshire (Got ernor-Gen-eral) pointed out that the real question at issue was that of making the .future of the Empire secure. If the (Empire was self-supporting security was unquestionable. Mr L. C. Amery, representing the Colonial Office, emphasised the Imperial aspect of the conference, and sai3-iK~"'hb"ffe"cFthe" outcome would be a widening of the existing trade preference between the XJominiqn and the West. Indies.. ... ■," ' . -'^7.':"'s'■'¥. ' Hon.";E.'.St.. John Branch, Attor-ney-General for Jamaica,'- said that the' colony -was.' prepared to enter wholeheartedly * into any great scheme for the consolidation of the Empire. Representatives from all the West Indies were present. -..-—« ».,»...i»v
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10605, 2 June 1920, Page 6
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133THE WEST INDIES New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10605, 2 June 1920, Page 6
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