CANADIAN AFFAIRS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 31, 11 June 1913, Page 5

CANADIAN AFFAIRS.

THE DOMINION’S TRADE. REVISION OF TARIFF IN CONTEMPLATION. PREFERENCE TO BRITAIN. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] i United Press Association.] Ottawa, June 10.

The Government is planning a revision of the tariffs, to which the next session will be largely devoted. The West is largely free trade, and the Eastern provinces are protectionists. It is hoped to secure a tariff satisfactory to both, but it is doubtful whether British preference will he increased. The Cabinet is undecided on th subject. A NEW ZEALAND VISITOR. SPEECH BY SIR W. BUCHANAN. Vancouver, June 10. Sir Walter Buchanan, speaking at a banquet on the s.s. Niagara, said that the occasion marked the development of a great Pacific trade. He realised the realities of the country while passing through Canada to Vancouver from Montreal. When at home he would, advise all to take a trip through the wonderful country. All parts of the Empire must share in protecting the Empire’s trade. He was sure that Canada’s heart was as true to the Empire as New Zealand’s, and that when the opportunity came Canada would not be found wanting* but would stand for the integrity of the Empire as ‘in the Boer war.

RECIPROCITY WITH AUSTRALIA. (Received 10.10 a.m.) Sydney, June 11. Owing to the political situation the negotiations between Messrs Foster and Tudor for a reciprocal trade agreement have been suspended sine die. Mr Foster returns to Canada via the Far East, where he will make enquiries into the prospects of Canadian trade. He states that he is seized of all the aspects of the reciprocal question, and is in a position to resume negotiations with any subsequent Federal Ministry.