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SHARES FOR THE DOMINIONS. (Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, January 11. (Received Jan. 12, at 5.5 p.m.) The British Treasury has handed Sir Joseph Cook, High Commissioner for Australia, a cheque for £912,000 for reparations. The cheque represents 4.35 per cent, share of the ' ccumulated £18,000,000 British collection of 26 per cent. Customs duty on German goods during, the time preceding the Dawes plan. Canada receives a similar sum, and New Zealand £310,000. This virtually winds up the pre-Dawes balances. Henceforth the dominions will draw a share of the Empire’s quota of the ordinary Dawes payment, from which the Empire in December received £923,250—A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19996, 13 January 1927, Page 9
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