Assoriation of British Chambers of
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DEPUTATION ON THE EXCESS PROFITS DUTY.
5TH MAY, 1920.
A DrpuTATION from the Association of British Chambers of
Commerce, and the Federation of British Industries, waited upon
the Rt. Hon. Austen Chamberlain, M.P., Chancellor of the
Exchequer, who was accompanied by : :
Mr. Stanley Baldwin, M.P. (Financial Secretary to the
Treasury); Mr. Blackett (of the Treasury); Sir John Anderson,
Mr. G. C. Canny, Mr. R. V. Hopkins, Mr. Coates (Inland Revenue);
Mr. R. P. M. Gower and Mr. A. F. Hemming (Private Secretaries)
The deputation was introduced by Mr. E. MANVILLE, M.P
and consisted of the following gentlemen :
Association of British Chambers of Commerce, Mr. A. J. Hobson
J.P. (President), Mr. E. Manville, M.P. (Ex- President), Sir A. F. Firth,
Bt. (Ex-President), Sir W. E. B. Priestley, J.P. (Hon. Secretary), Mr.
A. M. Samuel, M.P. (Norwich), Mr. G. C. Vyle (Birmingham); Mr.
F. C. Gardiner (Glasgow), Mr. W. F. Russell (Glasgow), Mr. Stanley
Machin, J.P. (London), Mr. H. L. Symonds (London), Mr, A. Balfour
(Sheffield), Mr. F. L. Moorhouse (Huddersfield), Mr. Frank Moore
(Leicester), Mr. G. A. Moore (Liverpool) and Mr. R. B. Dunwoody,
O.B.E. (Secretary).
The Federation of British Industries was represented by the
following gentlemen: Mr. W. P. Rylands (President), Mr. A. K.
Kilner, Sir Herbert Dixon, Bt., Sir W. Peat, Sir J. S. Harmood-
Banner, M.P., Mr. F. Best, Mr. S. E. Cash, Mr. R. T. Nugent, Mr.
S, Hebbert and Mr. B. Scott.
Mr. MANVILLE : Mr. Chancellor this is a joint deputation of
the Association of British Chambers of Commerce and the
Federation of British Industries. You will recolleet, Sir, that in
March last, you were kind enough to receive a deputation of the
Federation of British Industries. That was the only meeting which
that body, or the Association of British Chambers of Commerce,
have had with you this year.
The CHANCELLOR oF THE ExcHEQUER: That is so.
Mr. MANVILLE ¢ It rather appeared from some remarks you
made as though you were confounding that meeting with a previous