Proposing the motion of adjournment in the House of Commons today, Colonel Welter "Guinness, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, replying to Mr. Graham. (Labour), who. raised the questica of unemployment, mentioned that there had Hitherto. been disappointing response to the scheme carrying out evolution of the Imperial Beonomic Conference, under which the Government would give, up to. three-tuarters of the interest during the Hexeionmens perind, fr aay pee utility shame in the Dominions oF Colonies where there wae a genuine ation (of work which other vite Would of have been taken hand for some yenrs), So far only we. applications had_been made from the Fominions ud. both had Been refused because no ant ton of sich work had been shown, but that did not mean that nothing woud come from the scheme in the future because inevitably it took a Tong time fur the distant Dominions tovtnderstand the facilities offered, Colonel Guinness added that many' of these schemes would. be put up by municipal hardly. expect" he said, cantiderable delay in the production of the Kind of scheme offering the "ntiipation which we need to justify a grant"
(Note: The explanation of Colonel Guinness of the word "anticipation" is found in resolution of the Imperial Economic Conference under which in onder to facilitate the anticipation of work which otherwise would not have been taken in liliand for some years" the Imperial Government promised to make a grant, towards approved Domin-Jons loans raised for capital expenditure on public works Reuter.
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