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The Truth about Norwegian Granite. To THE EDITOR OF THE Weekly News. Sir,—Mr. Duckers is evidently so angry at his statements being criticised that he forgets to be courteous and lapses into abuse. He then gives a little more information about granite, but he carefully avoids any reply to my criticism. I asked why, if Mr. Duckers was anxious to propagate the truth, did he not mention the fact that the last Tory Government purchased great quantities of foreign granite for docks at Dover, Gibraltar, Chatham, Malta, and Portsmouth. Why did he suppress part of the truth? To that question he^ makes no reply. I then asked why Mr. Duckers stated that the purchase of 105,000 worth of granite in Nor- way was a loss of nearly £ 105,000 in wages to the Bri.tiiih.er? His reply is laughable, and shows clearly that he does not know what he is writing about He c,a yi The contract being placed in Norway means a loss in payment of wages to British work- men and British Railway Companies as fol- lows — Wages £ 45,000, railway carriage, if sent by rail from Westmoreland, £ 22,000; total ;t, 67,000. If sent from the Scotch Quarries by A boat, freight would be [13,200. This repre- sents a total cost of C59,200. The amount of wages [45,000 would have been given to our workmen in a period of three or four years." Your readers may be blessed with greater powers of comprehension that I, and may there- fore understand the point of Mr. Ducker's reply to my question. They will, of course, notice that according to Mr. Ducker's latest statement, instead of being as he previously stated a loss of nearly (105,000 in wages to the Britisher," it was merely a loss of [45,000 in wages, and £ 22,000 in railway carriage, or [13,200 if con- veyed by boat. That is a considerable modification of his previous statement; but Mr. Ducker's again only mentions part of the truth, and he carefully refrains from mentioning that the granite from Norway was paid for by British, manufacturers, which found employment for British factory hands, railway workers, and sailors. Mr. Duckers entirely ignores that side of the balance sheet. In short his argument is as ridiculous as would be the contention of a tradesman, that because his expenses and pay- ments for goods required in his business amount- ed to £ 105,000, that amount represented dead loss on his trading. Before the Registrar of the Bankruptcy Court would accept such a statement as correct he would require to know what the receipts from sales amounted to. That was, in effect, the question I put to Mr. Duckers, and he ignores it. Mr. Duckers mentions the unproductiveness of quarries near Colwyn Bay, and in that connec- tion I should be glad if he will explain why the Colwvn Bay Council buys Penmaenmawr macadam insetad of patronising home quarries? -Youxs truly, Colwyn Bay. SAMUEL THOMAS. January zoth, igio.
The Challenge to Mr. Duckers.
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The Challenge to Mr. Duckers. To THE EDITOR OF THE Weekly News. SIR,-In a recent issue of the Weekly News seven questions on Tariff Reform are addressed to me by S. Thomas," and I now endeavour to answer six out of the seven. If necessary, I will reply to the other (No. I) next week. No. 2 question Whv does Germany practise Free Trade in all materials (raw and manufac- tured) that can be used in shipbuilding? Answer These details are set out in the Board of Trade Journal of April 26th, igo6, sub-section 12 of section 6 of the German Tariff Act. They provide that raw, and partly or wholly, articles manufactured for shipbuilding, or for altering, or for adding to, or fitting out sea-going ships shall be admitted, duty free. But as an argument against Germany's general tariff policy it is absurd they merely show the sound business judgment of their fiscal method, which follows no cast iron law either of Protection or Free Imports. What Germany can do by such meth- ods this country can do if it chooses. The Ger- man Imports of 1907 shew £ s i^ooo only of duty free materials for shipbuilding. Yet the value of their vessels completed in the same year, at the rate of say £ 12 per ton, amounted to £ 4,500,000. No. 3 question Why does a 41b white loaf cost is. 4d. in Berlin? Answer: This is not so, because Wheaten Bread or White is only sold in the form of rolls, which are eaten with coffee at breakfast. No. 4: Why is Hamburg a Free Port? Answer Hamburg is not a free port. An ex- tract from their Board of Trade report gives this official evidence. There is a large customs, free territory in which goods are received in bond for transhipment, subject to the usual I duties if it enters Hamburg or any other part of the Customs Union. The Free Harbour area is limited to 2,518 acres; 1,245 acres only being water. The transhipments I refer to may not be taken in Hamburg or Germany out of the free area without paying duty."—German Board of Trade report; page 248. Question 5 Why has United States shipping fallen from 2,546,000 tons in 1860 to 871,000 tons in 1909? Answer It is customary for Free Traders to point to the slow growth of the shipping of the United States as exemplifying what they are accustomed to call the blighting influence of Protection." But it so happens that shipping is almost, if not quite, the only industry in the States which is unprotected. Upon this point may I quote the following from a speech de- livered in the House of Representatives at Wash- ington April 25th, 1906. by the Hon. C. H. Gros- venor of Ohio. He said Of all the Ameri- cans that have come face to face with foreign comoetitions, our ocean ship owners alone are unprotected. That is the reason, this lack of protection for 50 years or more, why there are almost no ships building in America for ocean trade, and why such rhips cost more than the ships of other nations. We have pro- tected our railroads, we have built thousands of miles by national aidi, by State aid. We have protected by a tariff the building of their locomotives, their cars, and the making of their
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TO FARMERS AND ESTATE AGENTS. GROUND LIME IN BAGS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. I For Prices, apply to the Manufacturers, RAYNES & CO., Llysfaen Quarries & Lime Works, -—————— Near COLWYN BAY. OR OF THEIR VARIOUS AGENTS. 69 ——— Telegraphic Address: "FURNISHING, LIVERPOOL." Telephone, 1214 Royal. zo,ioo,ooo worth of FURNISHING GOODS V THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF 1 BEDROOM SUITES, CABINETS, DRAWING-ROOM SUITES, OVERMANTELS, I DINING-ROOM SUITES, BOOKCASES, SIDEBOARDS, HALL STANDS, AND OTHER FURNITURE, CARPETS, LINOLEUMS, FLOORCLOTHS, RUGS AND MATS, CURTAINS, AND GENERAL FURNISHING GOODS, AT THE LOWEST PRICES IN ENGLAND, FOR CASH. ¡ ¡ T) A y IV/FTT T~^ O 34' 38? 4°i 42< 44> 4^> 48* IV AY 0 £ iVllJLllS, London Rd, Liverpool. 1 30 W. F. BOOTH & Co.. MOLINEUX HOUSE, PHOTOGRAPHERS, ABERGELE ROAD, PICTURE FRAMERS. COLWYN BAY. jl 47 ,.<1.WJ". ,o Ii 1 FORCEFUL FELLOWS owe a great deal of their personal magnetism and strength of character to the excellent health which they usually enjoy. The g most attractive and impressive qualities in a man—the qualities n which make one a real force in the world, such as energy, activity, H quickness, and decision—are dependent to a very considerable B — extent upon physical fitness and strength. Consequently if you 2 M would be a power in your own sphere you must have good health, M 9 and this you can always ensure if you w | TAKE 1 BEECHAM'S I { PILLS. I 2 Sold everywhere la boxes, price /} (56 pills) & 2/9 (168 pills). £
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Mr. Sam Thompson's Meeting at Colwyn Bay. To THE EDITOR OF THE Weekly News. SIR,-It has been published in the Man- chester Guardian that Sam Thompson made his exit from the Pavilion last Thursday night by other means than by the usual exit. My daughter and I followed close behind him, so close that we were crushed against him by the strong cordons of his supporters. We were all able to pass through the front gate from the Pier, pass down the slope to his carriage, that was waiting for him. We saw him get in and drive off along the empty portion of the Promenade and by the Colwyn Bay Hotel. When we came back, the great crowd and enemy were still waiting, Micawber-like, to either welcome or devour him. More praise is due to the methods of protect- ing our candidate on this and at other places from personal danger, than can be said of a section of Colwyn Bayites calling themselves "men" and women," and I trust you will give this the same publicity as was given, to the invented lie" that must have been sent by some authority for such a high cLass paper as the Manchester Guardian to notice it.- Yours, G. DUCKKKP. P-S.—I hope 1 he "fairy tale" about sending a shillin.g to Somerset House, so prominently published in yours of last week, and attributed to Unionist canvassers by such an eminent authority ,as Mr. Lumley, J.P., will receive ample investigation all round.—G.D.
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r:øe Torture of Horses and Dogs. To THE EDITOK OF THE Weekly News. SIR,—As a friend of dogs I have never been more horrified than in reading in the Animals' Guardian the sworn affidavits of three men and women who have worked in a physiological and pathological laboratory. Cruelty to animals has always been denied by vivisectors, but here we have a recital of facts so astounding that these three people had to leave the laboratory and seek other employment because they could not stand it any longer. I feel that life would be well spent if only in fighting so great an evil, and I will willingly send the facts free by post to any of your read- ers who ca.re to apply to me for a copy. I parti- cularly appeal to dog and horse loveri.-Yours truly, (Miss) ESTHER DOREEN. 34, Wyatt Park Road, Streathara Hill, London, S.W.
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Territorials and North Wales Camping. NOVEL ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE. The Denbighshire Hussars Imperial Yoernanrv are to go into camp at Caerwys, Flintshire, writes a correspondent, on May 24th, and a decidedly novel arrangement is to be made, the training tak- ing quite a different course to that usualiv adopted, The men will remain at Caerwys for the first seven days, after which the transport section will be sent on ahead, and the main body will then proceed to Wrexham, carrying out mananivres on the way. They will pitch their camp at Wrexham, and after- wards proceed to Llangollen, Corwen, Bettws-y. Coed, Carnarvon, Conway, and from the latter place back to Caerwys, where the last two days of the eighteen will be spent in camp. At each of the places a camp will be pitched overnight, and there will be a series of manoeuvres en route. The idea is to make the training serviceable from a recruiting point of view, and also to give the men an idea of what would be expected of them on active service. The whole district will also materially benefit by the trekking, as supplies are to be purchased at each of the towns where the troops will call. Caerwys is also reported to be the camp for the Lancashire Territorials this year, and preliminary preparations have been made. It is reported that during the summer about 50,000 men will be in the district.
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A remarkably gifted ,student at the Cherra Theological College, belonging to the Calvinistic Methodist Mission on the Khassia. Hills, iu India, bears the name of U. Ilolinson. At the last examination U. Holinson was placed first in the seven papers in which he was examined by three different examiners, one of them being the Rev. R. R. Roberts, B.A., Cathedral road Cal- vioisitic Methodist Church, Cardiff. This gifted n-ative obtained an average of considerably over go per cent. on his papers. J
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Colwyn Bay District Council. L. G. B. AUDITOR'S REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. Mr. William Griffith, the Local Government Board's Auditor for North Wales, has presented the following report to the Colwyn Bay District Council :— (Copy.) Penmaenmawr, 8th January, 1910. To the Chairman awl 1Hembers of the Colwyn Bay and Colwvn Urban District Council. Gentlemen,-r" beg to report that I have com- pleted the audit of the accounts for the year ended 31st March last of your Council, and that I have certified as to their correctness. There was a deficiency in the district fund of fl,092 8s. 2d., accounted for as follows I s. d. s. d. Due to the Treasurer 2758 18 5 Sundry creditors 802 12 3 Depositors 31 0 0 Light Railway Company. 347 10 9 3940 1 5 Due from County Council 1837 17 2 frontagers in re- spect of pri- vate street works 242 16 11 sundry debtors.. 514 1 11 in respect of gen- eral district rate 247 11 0 in respect of al- lotments 5 6 3' 2847 13 3 11092 8 2 The deficiency on the gas supply fund account amounted to £ 1,921 18s. 6 £ d., and is accounted for as follows :— £ s. d. s. d. Due to the Treasurer 4647 16 1 sundry creditors 1513 9 4 depositors. 966 9 3 7127 14 8 from consumers in respect of gas rentals at 31st March, 1909 3263 7 3J Value of stock in store 1942 8 10 -—————- 5205 18 H il921 18 6.} The deficiency on the electricity supply fund account was /1,662 lis. lid., accounted for as follows :— Due to the Treasurer 2637 13 3 sundry creditors 127 1 9 depositors 120 10 0 2885 5 0 in respect of rentals at 31st March, 1909 994 1 2 Value of stock in store.228 11 11 ——————- 1222 13 1 /1662 11 11 With regard to the deficiency of 1,921 18s 6 Jd. 2 on the gas revenue account, I would point out that grants have been made in aid of the general district rate amounting altogether to ^3,780. In accordance with the provisions of the Local Gas Act, 1901, the deficiency of £ 1,921 18s. 6!d. above referred to must be made good out of the dis- trict fund, and the next general district rate must be increased so far as may be necessary to recoup to the district fund the amount so made good out of that fund. It shoulcr also be borne in mind that the amount paid in respect of principal and interest during last year exceeded that paid in the pre- vious year by ^1,163. This accounts in part for the loss on the year's working of the undertak- taking, viz., £ 1,110. Largely increased profits on the expenditure of £21,000 additional capital borrowed in 1907-8-9 could not be expected dur- ing the year 1908-9. As to the deficiency of /1,662 lis. lid. on the electricity revenue account, I would, in this case also, point out that grants have been made in aid of the general district rate of j'3,088. It I will therefore, be observed that the two trading concerns have during the last three years, to 31st March, 1909, contributed 1.6,868 in aid of the rate. The deficiency of £1.662 lis. lid. above "fcrred to should be made good out of the district fund and the next general district rate should be increased accordingly. The total de- ficiencies therefore in the revenue of the Council on account of their gas and electricity under- takings and district fund to be made good out of the next general district rate in accordance with the provisions of the Acts of Parliament in that behalf is £4677, which is equivalent to a rate of 15d. in the pound on the assessable value of the district. Although the deficiencies on the district fund, gas supply fund, and electricity supply fund ac- counts amounted to £ 1,092 8s. 2d., £1,921 8s. 61d. and £ 1,662 lis. lid. respectively, the bank overdrafts on the same accounts amounted to £2,758 18s. 5d., £ 4,647 16s. Id., and £ 2,637 13s. 3d. respectively. It will therefore be seen that at the 31st March, 1909, there was an over- draft of £ 10,044 7s. 9d. on the Council's current revenue account, or an equivalent to a rate of 2s. 9d. in the pound on the assessable value of the district. The gas capital account shewed an expendi- ture of £ 3,836 13s. 5d. during the year. At the 31st March, 1908, there was a balance in hand of 1,737 14s. Id. on the gas capital account. Dur- ing the year 1908-9 a sum of £ 4.000 was borrowed for the specific purpose of gas mains extensions. Z!1 The balance in hand at 31st March, 1908, was applied to the extent of its amount to defray the capital expenditure of 1908-9, the difference being charged to the loan of 14,000. It ap- peared, however, as a matter 01 fact, that the balance of £ 1,737 14s. Id. was a balance in hand in respect of the loan of {17,000 (borrowed for varied specified purposes) of which I found that i325 had not, at the date of the audit, been spent at all. This sum represents the estim- ated cost of weighbridge and a Livesey washer, which have not yet been obtained. I therefore caused the accounts to be altered so as to show a balance in hand of £ 325 on the loan of £ 17,000 and of £ 2,231 3s. lOcI. on the loan of 1.4,000, and expenditure of £ 774 15s. 2d., on capital works for the purpose of which the Council had not ob- tained the sanction of the Local Government Board. The following statement shows the balances I on the several accounts with the Treasurer at 31st March, 1909 :— Overdrafts. Watermains extensions account 250 4 3 exteiisions account 238 12 10 Isolation Hospital account 109 17 4 Streetimprovementsaccount. 881 18 4 New drainage scheme account 6169 18 3 Promenade extensions account 1442 7 6 Purchase of Woods a.ccoiint 35 7 9 Sewer extensions account 1077 2 0 Public conveniences account 291 8 5 Town's yard depot account 135 5 11 Railway bridge over subway account 291 1 2 Colwyn Dingle account 93 14 0 Gasworks extensions account 774 15 2 £ 11791 12 11 General (current) ac- count 2788 18 5 Gasworks (ditto) ac- count 4647 16 1 Electricity (ditto) ac- count 2637 13 3 —————— 10044 7 9 £ 21836 0 8 Balances in hand. Sewerage account 265 18 10 Subway account 377 6 7 Wartemains extensions account 1165 4 1 Promenade improvements account 381 15 9 Sewer extensions account 183 16 9 Gasworks account 2556 3 10 Electricity works account 2085 19 7 /7016 5 5 I disallowed the sum of £ 304 17s. 3d., charged in the accounts in respect of interest on over- drafts, and surcharged the same upon Messrs. George Bevan, William Hughes, and D. O. Wil- liams. For particulars of the receipts and payments under the several headings of the sinking fund, and of the loan debt, I beg to refer the Council to the financial statement signed by me and handed to the Clerk. I have made several suggestions to the offi- cers of the Council, with a view to the better keeping of the accounts. I I 1. That all applications for the execution of private work or for goods, or for the loan of carts, steam roller, Ac., should be made to the Accountant, who would issue an order from a car- bon transfer order book. Notices should be posted in the Gas Manager's office, at the gasworks and electricity works, and in the Surveyor's office, that private work cannot be undertaken or goods sold or lent without an order from the Account- ant. There can be no effective check on these transaction. under the present system. 2. Water for Building Purposes.-There should be references made in the plans book in the case of each plan approved to the entry in the water charges book. 3. The Gas Rental Book.—I have suggested that in future there should be columns in this book for bad debts and discounts, with a view to obviating the need of keeping a separate book for the purpose. There should also be columns for meter readings. 4. It would be well in future to prepare a bal- ance sheet in connection with each trading ac- count, as well as the aggregate balance sheet. The accounts in the ledger relating to stock in store, sundry creditors, and debtors, should be kept so as to show the actual balance at the end I of the year without reference to the accounts of the previous year. There seems to me to be great need for a more prompt collection of the gas rentals which, in several cases were much in arrear. The present method of collecting these rentals is in mv opin- ion, a very undesirable one, and contrary to a resolution passed by the Council about three years ago. Under the present system there is no gas collector, as all consumers arc required to pay the slims due from them either by post or at the gas office, and this, no doubt, accounts for the heavy arrears of rentals. With regard to stock-in-store, I have again to draw attention to the fact that no proper accounts are kept, and it does not appear that any change has been effected since I last re- ported on this matter. I would also point out that there are no regis- ters of gas cookers and meters-and a postage account is not kept in the gas office. The re- payment of all deposits should, in my opinion, be made through the Accountant. I would suggest that an independent person be appointed to take stock at the close of each year. The stocktaker's figures would provide means of checking the accuracy of the stock accounts to be kept by the officers of the Council. The division of responsibility for the keeping of the accounts of the Council, under the pre- sent system, leads to much friction between the accounts department and the gas department, and militates against efficiency, and makes effective supervision almost impossible. I think it is very desirable that all monies col- lected from the electricity slot meters should be paid direct and immediately to the Collector of the Council. I may state that f explained in detail these suggestions to the C'erk and Accountant, in the presence of Messrs. George Bevan and William Hughes—members of the Council. 1 am, gentlemen. Your obedient servant, I WILL I AM GRIFFITH, District Aulitor.
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Advertising North Wales. A BOLD SCHEME. Mr. A. J. Old man:, Llandudno, the Secretary, has con-ven«<l a nlffting of the North Wales Ad- vertising Board to be held at Bangor on Monday n-ext. Reports will be submitted by Messrs. Edward Allen, Co>lwyn Bay, an Press advertis- ing; Owen Owen, Bangor, on. the proposed handbook 1'. H. McClemeut, Penmaenmawr, on posters; George Perkins, Abergele, on lan- tern slides and lectures; J. R. Pritchard, Car- narvon, 0:1 framed views; and B. H. Pullan, Bettws-y-Coed, on albums. The following report has been drawn up by the Executive Committee :—• We desire to report that we have had under consideration six schemes by means of which we could best carry out the objects of the Board, viz. :—Press advertising, publication of a hand- book, issuing of posters, provision of lantern slides and lectures, exhibition of framed views publishing of albums. PRESS ADVERTISING. The Press advertising we have. decided, sub- ject to your approval, should utilis.e approxi- mately at least 40 to 5° per cent. of the revenue so far promised by the contributing authorities, together with additional sums coming to the Board's coffers-, and that such advertising should be in a score of the very best advertising daily and weekly media possible in such a manner as would benefit all; that such advertisements should be spread over a period when most bene- fit can be derived by the Board's constituents. The Committee will confer with the Railway Company and others in order that its advertis- ing efforts will not clash, but be of mutual ad- vantage to all. HANDBOOK. The handbook on North Wales should give views and brief in formation upon each area com- prised within the district covered by the Board. The views and letterpresses, should be selected and approved by each respective authority in the Combine, and a few pages should be in- I cluded that would be applicable for the whole of North Wales. About 100,000 of these should be issued during the. year, and the circulation guaranteed, in order to be worth the support of advertisers. It is estimated that about 15 to 20 per cent, of the present promised revenue would be required the first year. POSTERS. The issuing of posters is a most difficult problem to solve, and great care needs to be taken so as to obtain the best benefit for all con- cerned. It is considered that for the first year the .'Board should group the towns in the con- tributing area in a fair manner, and that, when the Board can afford it, to then- consider the question of a series of single town posters, but that in the meanwhile about 15 to 20 per cent. of the pro-sent promised contributions should be allocated for this branch of the work. LANTERN LECTURES AND SLIDES. The provision of lantern lectures and slides, it is thought, would be an ideal method of mak- ing known the beauties of our land, and the views of the Board's constituent authorities are desired upon the matter ere embarking upon this item, although it is estimated that only about 7}4 to 10 per cent. of the calls would be required. FRAMED VIEWS. The exhibition of views set in a neat fral showing a view from each area would be of a permanent character and would render valuable service in aiding the Board to carry out its aims. This, it is estimated, would need say about 7% to 10 per cent, of the subscriptions. One advantage of this also is that the scheme could be extended year by year, if in this or in any future year the Board could afford it. ALBUMS. The publishing of albums of views in a bind- ing worthy of the occasion, and placing them in suitable positions where our cousins across the water and foreign as well as British holiday and health seekers could peruse them would be of inestimable value as an advertisement for our country. This method could also be adopted annually, as and when funds permitted, so as ¡:/ot to burden the Board's resources, calculating say about 7 to 10 per cent, of the exisiting pronii>e of support. In all cases it is understood that the con- tributing authorities and areas only would be directly benefitted, and no effort would be spared by your Committee to carry out the ob- jects for which the Board was formed, in the faire>t and most equitable manner. The co- operation of all the districts is urgently needed to enable the Board to carry out this undertak- and to successfully compete with our Brit- j.1t and Continental rivals, and to do this with any measure of success it is imperative that each district will endeavour to increase the amount of its promised subscription. y, qJ r attendance at the first general meeting is urgently desired, and it is hoped that you will be fully prepared with authority from yoia Councils,, or Improvement Associations to assent otiK-TWise with the Executive Committee's -liiaestions or to make any additional sugges- tions as may be expedient. Yours faithfully, ( harles A. Jones, Chairman; li.John Jones, Vice-Chairman. Anglesey; Robert Roberts, dittto, ire Edward Allen, ditto, Denbighshire Samuel Perkins, ditto, Flintshire A. J. Old-man, Secretary. January 4th, 1910.
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iron and steel rails in America. Protect ship- owning as you have protected railroads, as you have done iron, cotton, woollen manufacturing and everything' else, and you will get the same results." This completely overthrows the Free Trade ar- gument that American shipping cannot develop because of Protection. The exact contrary is the case, as we shall find out to our cost directly shipbuilding takes its place along with all other American trades as a protected industry. I correct" Thomas's figures by saying that in comparing 2,546,000 tons in, 1860 and 871,000 tons in 1907 it is necessary to remember that the figures refer to foreign trade only, and that the lake river and coasting trade has increased from 2,752,938 tons in 1860 to 6,425,377 tons in 1907. He must remember coasting trade means a voyage from New York to San Franscisco, &c., &c. No. 6 question If the American railway mag- nates paid Sir Michael's tax on corn, why did that gentleman give as his reason for taking the tax off that he found he had made a mistake in thinking such a small tax would not raise the price of bread ?'' Answer Considerable capital has been made by the Radical press out of a statement by Lord St. Aldwyn (then Sir Michael Hicks-Beach) at Manchester on November 5th, 1903, in which he said 1 thought my duty last year on Corn was so small that it would not increase the price of bread. I made a mistake." In a letter received yesterday by Mr. J. Baft, of Wellington, Somer- set, Lord St. Alwyn says :—" I have said that in some cases the baker made the is. duty on </Orn an excuse for raising the price of bread. There was not, however, any general rise in the price of bread on account of the duty nor did any instance come to my knowledge of a reduction in the price of bread when the duty was repeat- ed by Mr. Ritchie (Daily Express, Dec. 18). But why do not Free Traders quote Sir Mich- aels statement when he said on November 5th You know that last year I imposed is. duty on corn. Part of that duty was certainly paid by some of the great Railway companies in the United States, who lowered their rates to a cer- tain extent, in order to relieve the flour TO- ducers of the Western States ,and in order to place them on an equality with the home pro- ducer here." Xo. 7 question If the Big Revolver is so useful in brin.ging down Tariffs-, why is the French duity on American leather double the duty on British leather? Answer Your question is too previous, for it assumes a condition which is not yet settled. The fact that the United States in respect of leather comes under the maximum tariff at pre- sent is nothing against the assertion that negotiation succeeds in bringing down tariffs. As a matter of fact he French Government when their tariff bill is adopted will use it to negociate commercial modus vivendi with the United States. When that is done it will be time enough Tor you to ask such questionsif indeed there then any grounds for such at all. I am glad Thomas admits he is open to conversion, but I have no doubt the words of Butler in Hudibras still holds good He that complies against his will, is of his own opinion still." G. DUCKERS. P.S.-Sorry I cannot find time for answer to No. i quetsion now, but will do so later.—G.D.