– in the House of Commons at on 11 March 1929.
Mr William Bennett
, Battersea South
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will, for the information of Members, obtain and place in the Library the Report of the Committee which advised the Australian Government on the Commonwealth Shipping Line?
Lieut-Colonel Leo Amery
, Birmingham Sparkbrook
The interim and final Reports of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts upon the Commonwealth Government Shipping Activities are being placed in the library as suggested.
Mr William Bennett
, Battersea South
Is it true that freights from Australia advanced by 10 per cent. in January, involving an extra cost of £3,000,000 a year to shippers from Australia?
Lieut-General Edward Fitzroy
, Daventry
That certainly does not arise out of this question.
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