FISCAL UNITY.
LORD MINTO'J SPEECH. PBB PBESS AS3OOIATIOK, Received 21,11.27 p.m. Ottawa, Aaguat 21. Lord Minto, spe>king at a banquet in canncction wi'h the Imperial Chambers of Oomm rjo Cjngrcsp, said the Empire was on the eve of a visibly great upheaval as regards the Mother'land's fiscal ocditioop, and tbe present systim of inter-Imperial tariff . Tee great moves in tha campaign had notj yet beguo, and the di-cussion by tVe Congr<sa would plsca the new fiscal' proposals before the public in a practical light. The Ernpiie wants, besides sentimental connections, a link of i common c!ei"ly defined, and strong enoug'T to enable all the com-' ponent prs eimul-.fimously fco *»ith-| star.d outside rpptisiiion. Tha Congress, aftr-r further discus- i sion, and agreeing to an amendment 1 which will ersure due consideration of j both the fi cil and industrial nede of! thevtricus countries, adopted the r?- ! solution previously ca led, and other-: wise unchanged, unanimously. [ Mr Peacock, a Tasm mian delegate, I asked why should not preference be given to wosl equally with Canadian whe>t. i
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 188, 22 August 1903, Page 3
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176FISCAL UNITY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 188, 22 August 1903, Page 3
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