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(G.)—1 do not think Canadians are prepared for a
tax on exports, however light.
(G1.)—1I think the great difficulty will be in drafting
a fair adjustment of preferential duties between the
colonies, seeing that we are already to a great extent
a Protective country, and that our present industries
clamour for more protection, and pretend that the
existing preference to Great Britain is ruinous to our
industries.

4. Will Canadians who ave interested in the export of
oth things than foodstuffs also expect either immediately ov
eventually to get prefevential tveatment in British markets
for—

(a) Raw material,
(b% Semi-manufactured material,
fc) Finished articles ?

{A.)—TI should say decidedly yes!
While Canadians as a people are loyal and generous,
those of them who, as individuals, are interested in
selling goods, will naturally seem to secure higher
profits, and will therefore demand an equality of
preference with their countrymen who happen to be
crowing foodstuffs.

(B.)—I do not think we should at any time ask
Great Britain to put a- tax on these articles, against
foreigners and for our benefit, as she is expected to in
the matter of foodstuffs. But if she does in the future
put a tax on the importation of these articles for her
own purposes, it should not intertere with the free
sntry of our exports of this character.
(C.)—1 presume that they will so expect.
(C1.)—If we have to open our markets to English
manufacturers and shut out other manufacturers
from other countries by a high tariff, then Canadian
manufacturers would certainly expect a preference,
This is where one of the greatest difficulties arises in
the proposals of Chamberlain.