Show PROTEST PR WITHOUT EFFECT Great Britain Will Abolish the Duty on Grain July 1 London May 5 The opposition to the proposal of the chancellor of the exchequer chequer Mr Ritchie to abolish the duty on grain which has been voiced by b numerous chambers of agriculture crystallized in a meeting of the Asso elated Chambers of Agriculture in Lon London London LOndon don today toda With only three dissen dissentients dissentIent tIent the large assemblage after a heated attack on Mr web bling policy In connection with this tax tax passed a resolution strongly con condemning d the proposed action and ap aJ appointing appointing pointing a deputation to call on Pre Pr Balfour and confer with hill on OIl the t It is not believed the pro protest protest protest test will nave any effect Answering a question in the house bouse today t ilay J Mt Ritchie held heW out little hope of the millers getting a refund of the duties paid on imported grain which they may still have haye on their hands when the tax is abolished July 1 Mr Ritchie added however thad He lie was as anxious to prevent any hardship to the tile trade and haLl hal therefore given per permission permiSsion permissIon mission for the bonding of grain in the interim and had Instructed the customs officials to make the operation of bond bondIng bondI bondIng Ing as cheap and easy as possible and with the permission of the house he h I proposed to remit the 4 per cent ware hY charge |