met with considerable criticism from those who have not yet got as much Out of it as was at first anticipated, Mr. J. H. Thomas's statement as 10 Fesulls to date leave little room for doubt as to ils efficacy. The Agreement, protecting the interests of the people of Britain, was designed also to encourage all parts of the Empire by giving preference to the Dominions having due regard to the vital import ance of British trade with other countries. It has undoubtedly' stimulated imperial. trade, and that in a most Femarkable manner. As compared with 1992, Canadian trade with Britain increased 17 per cent., Australian &7 er cent. and New Zealand 9 per cent. Exports from the United Kingdom to the Dominions witnessed increases ranging from 10 per cent, in the case of New Zealand, to 72 per cent, in the case of South Africa. Mr. Thomas rightly claimed that these figures completely justified the Ottawa Agree ment, so much so that without exception every Dominion that was a party fo it could at the moment show a budget surplus and a clear tendency towards prosperity. Irritation over certain phases of the operation of the Agreement has been displayed, notably in Australia which resents not receiv-
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