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Oral Answers to Questions — Colonial Development.

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 20 March 1935.

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Photo of Mr Dudley Joel Mr Dudley Joel , Dudley

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asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, with the object of ensuring colonial development, he will consider setting on foot further research in the direction of ascertaining whether some of the tropical products we now import from other countries can profitably be produced in our Empire?

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