COMMERCIAL CONGRESS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 183, 7 September 1909, Page 2

COMMERCIAL CONGRESS

ARRIVAL OF BRITISH AND CANADIAN DELEGATES. PREFERENTIAL TIM DM WITHTN Til K EMPIRE. By Cable, —l*rcan Association.—Copyright Brisbane, September fl. Twenty British and nine Canadian delegates to the Chambers of Commerce Congress arrived by the Mamma. In tho course of an interview dealing with the question of how important the Congress - "would be in the direction of fostering and federating the trade of tho Empire, it was recognised that preferential trade within the Empire would he the principal topic. One of the British delegates declared that personally he strongly believed a scheme could be | devised which- would prove beneficial to both the Mother Country and the colonies. The visitors expressed high appreciation of New Zealand's nnd Australia's offers of assistance in Empire defence. (Mr. Ames, a member of the Canadian Parliament, said the question to he dealt with at the Congress was Imperial defence. ' Canada had gone as far as possible in that direction with the United Kingdom, 'but it was possible to go further with Australia to the advantage of both countries. The tfeatv with Xe»V Zealand was working well. Trade with that country had doubled in five years. | The arrangements between Canada and ! other countries, he said, had resulted 5n a benefit to all.

DELEGATES OFFICIALLY WELCOMED. Received 7, 0.20 a.m. Brisbane, September fi. The Mayor officially welcomed the visiting Chambers of Commerce delegates.