Lastly, Newfoundland was represented by the Honorable Edgar (now Sir
Edgar) Bowring, President and Managing Director of a large firm of
steamship owners. He was experienced in the North Atlantic trade, in
seal, whale and cod fishing and other Newfoundland industries. He was
also a member of the Newfoundland Legislative Council.
Such were the members of the Commission. All endowed with sound common
sense and some gifted with imagination.
Shortly stated the main business of the Commission was to inquire into
and report upon:--
(a) The natural resources of the five self-governing Dominions and the
best means of developing these resources
(b) The trade of these parts of the Empire with the United Kingdom, each
other, and the rest of the world
(c) Their requirements, and those of the United Kingdom, in the matter of
food and raw materials, together with the available sources of supply
The Commission was also empowered to make recommendations and suggest
methods, consistent with then existing fiscal policy, by which the trade
of each of the self-governing Dominions with the others, and with the
United Kingdom, could be improved and extended.
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