CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
DELEGATES AT BRISBANE. Unitkd Press Association —Copyrihhi • ' BRISBANE, Sept. 6. Twenty British and Canadian delegates to the Chambers of Commerce Congress arrived by the Marama. In the'course of an interyiew dealing with the importance' of the congress in the direction of fostering and federating the trade of the Empire, it being recognised that preferential trade within the Empire will be the principal topic, one of the British delegates declared that personally he strongly believed a scheme could be devised which would •prove beneficial both to the Mother Country and the polonies. The visitors expressed' high appreciation pi New Zealand’s and Australia’s offers of a&sistance in Empire deferno. Mr Ames, a member of the Canadian Parliament, said the question 1c be dealt with at the Congress wap Imperial preference. Canada had gone as far as possible in that dirounen \itli the United Kingdom, but .-re would possibly go further with Australia, t*o the advantage of both, countries. The treaty with New Zealand was wcrkinp. well. Trade with that coantry lid .doubled in .five years. Arrangements between Canada and other "ouetnes would result in benefits to all.
(Received September 7, 1.5 a.m.) BRISBANE, Sept. 6. The Mayor officially welcomed the visiting Chambers of Commerce c elegates.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2600, 7 September 1909, Page 5
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209CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2600, 7 September 1909, Page 5
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