BORN OF THE CONFERENCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 209, 2 September 1911, Page 10

BORN OF THE CONFERENCE.

SOME POSSIBLE FIRST FRUITS. LEGISLATIVE CONTINGENCIES. (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. "The legislation which will be given effect to in nearly all the agreements arrived at -by the Conference will he Imperial legislation." said Sir John Findlay when interviewed last evening on the possible and probable outcome of the Imperial Conference, so far as -local legislation is concerned. "Of course," continued the Minister of Justice, "legislation so passed will be so shaped as to be adopted and made law iu the oversea Dominions. For instance, a matter of conspicuous importance proposed was the Imperial Naturalisation Act, as it will be. termed. This is a proposal which will be of Aery great interest in the different Dominions, while among other measures which will be similarly shaped is the proposed unification law for patents, copyrights, and trade marks. Such a matter as the proposal for a new Imperial Court of Appeal ■will, of course, be entirely for Imperial legislation. "A matter which will 'be followed with keen interest in the oversea Dominions will be the one dealing with the question of consulting the Dominions in relation to international agreements," commented Sir John Findlay, who explained that this point will probably be submitted for inclusion in the programme for the next Hague Conference. The procuring of the release of any oversea Dominion which desires such release from the existing commercial treaties will be another matter for submission," he explained.

"These, you see, are ail matters which must be taken in 'hand toy the Imperial authorities. Reciprocal legislation will, however, toe required in respect of the proposed reciprocity in the observance of judgment orders and award's made in tha Motherland and the various oversea Dominions. A good deal of the agreement arrived at, it would be noticed, would be carried into effect by executive cction, without legislation on the part of the Imperial authorities. '"Coming to immediate local legislation for the carrying out cf the principles adopted by tiie Conference, Sir John Findlay remarked that legislation might follow in various parts of the Empire upon the reports and recommendations of the peripatetic Royal Commis< sion, which will toe set up, it is hoped, this year. This Commission will consist of members nominated by the Imperial Government and each of the oversea Dominions, but he did not think as far as New Zealand was concerned, that there will (be any legislation introduced immediately in connection 'with the (proposals.