Press cuttings mainly on Free Trade and protectionism including articles and letters to newspapers on issues including: the fiscal policy of Austen Chamberlain [Chancellor of the Exchequer]; the sugar convention bill; South African loans and the war contribution bill; Free Trade and the colonies and reaction in New Zealand to the issue; and speeches by Austen Chamberlain.The cuttings are from various publications including: the Times, Oldham Chronicle, Westminster Gazette, Birmingham Daily Post, Pall Mall Gazette, the Speaker, the Morning Post, the Daily Telegraph, Oldham Chronicle, the Standard, the Pioneer, Daily Chronicle, the British Australasian, the Financial News, the Daily Graphic, the Midland Express, Commercial Intelligence, and the Bingley Chronicle.