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Show CHAMBERLAIN'S POLICY. London, Aug. I7.-Colonial Secretarv Fa?bCr'?,n 'P'y'nK- to a request for A short statement of his fiscal proposals has written as follows: . '"pu-ais, "I have never u?gested anv tax whatever what-ever on raw materials, such as wool or cotton and belike that such a tax wou?.l be entirely unnecessary for the purpose I ve ,n,v:ew.. namely, for mutual preference prefer-ence with the colonies and for enabling lis to bargain tor better terms with our foreign competitors. V'As ,rear2s food' there is nothing in the policy of tariff reform, which I have Put before the country, which need increase in-crease in the slightest decree the cost of living of any family in the country |