THE UNIONIST PARTY.
In the opinion of a section of fc)i» newspaper press of .England, the Unionist Party is in a state of disinterration over the question of Tariff Reform. The leader of the Party (Mr Bonar Law) recently declared that- the colonios would be consulted before any violent change in the Tariff was effected. This has been interpreted' to mean that tiro perogativo of the? British' public is to be aeaailed. Th» leader of the Opposition of course, to convey no such meaning. !F&&f m preflunio Eo meant mm tftat" in matters affecting the Colonial trade i&j colonies -would be consulted before •any change was made. Thta fs bnta reasonable tiling to expect. For tiftl fifa oft a 8 tf& cannot sea why an Imperial hodfowtia dteaHl «o« ft* sgßfift* uhi4 m& sr (tut| sm& tj#n %$«
eign goods without any appreciable increase in tho cost of living t 0 tho British worker. We j in New Z<niand, give a preference 'to British-mauo goods. Why should the Motherland not do likewise?
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 24 December 1912, Page 4
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171THE UNIONIST PARTY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 24 December 1912, Page 4
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