HC Deb 01 March 1911 vol 22 cc357-8
Mr. RICE

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, under the proposed reciprocity agreement between Canada and the United States of America, tin-plates exported from this country will be able to enter the United States by way of Canada free of duty?

Mr. BUXTON

The Bill now before the Congress of the United States of America for giving effect to the arrangement relates only to goods "the growth, product or manufacture of the Dominion of Canada," and does not extend to goods manufactured elsewhere imported viâ Canada.

Mr. RICE

Would not our Treaty with the United States, which contains the most- favoured-nation clause, allow the tin plates to so enter?

Mr. BUXTON

That is a question which has been raised in the United States more than once, and it is still under consideration. It is not necessarily included in the most-favoured-nation clause.