Great Britain's ce-operation with her oldest colony, the Dominion of Newfoundland, adds another happy ige to the history of the British mmamonwealth of Nations. The allant efforts of Mr. Allerdice's jovernment to undo the mischief financial rewarded. Mr. Allerdice took effec in June," 1982, but he found" the finances of the' Dominion so desperate that default in January of this year seemed inevitable unless outside aid was sought. Great Britain and Canada showed friendly interest and intervened to prevent the sus-Pension of payment on the external loans. Mr. Bennett, the Canadian Prime Minister, arranged with the Home Government'for Canada and Great Britain to go equal shares in an advance of $1,250,000. A Commission was appointed in March to inquire into the whole situation and its report has now borne fruit the proposals to which the House of Commons has. gen ts consent seems regrettable that. the handful of Labour members in the Opition "side of the House should have sounded a discordant note. would have been far more: appropriate for thet party to show practi. cal sympathy with a Dominion which has manfully accepted great sacrifices to rectify the consequences of mistaken policy and unwise reliance on corrupt politicians,
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