THE DELEGATES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14052, 25 May 1911, Page 9

THE DELEGATES.

Th© delegates to the Conference aro as follows: — CANADA. Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Premier). Sir Frederick Borden (Minister for Militia and Defence)..,, Mr L. P. Brodeur (Minister of Marino and Fisheries). AUSTRALIA. Mr Andrew Fisher (Premier). Mr G. Foster Pearc© (Minister for Defence). Mr E. L. Batcbelor (Minister for External Affairs). NEW ZEALANTX . Sir Joseph Ward (Premier).Dr. J. G.JFindlay (Attorney-Genera.). -' SOUTH AFRICA. ' "" General Botha (Premier). Mr. H. C. Hull (Minister of Finance). - Mr F.,S. Malan (Minister of Education). NEWFOUNDLAND. Sir Edward Morris o?re__e.r). Ministers of a Dominion other.than the Prime Minister may . attend the Conference, but the Dominion has only one vote at the deliberations. THE PROGRAMME. Tho following is a summary of the subjects which have been submitted for discussion by tho various Dominions :— I—IMPERITAL trade: Newfoundland.—Subsidy" to steamship service to North America, via Newfoundland. Australia.—General_ resolution to bring about co-operation, and to stimulate British trado on British ships. 2.—IMPERIAL SHIPPING. Newfoundland. —Subsidy, to Newfoundland service. Australia. —General encouragement to British shipping. Uniformity in navigation law. South Africa.—The discouragement of shipping combines. New Zealand. —Am All-Red mail rout© (subsidised). Wider power in shipping laws for the Dominions. 3:—IMPERIAL GOVE-RNMENT. South Africa.—Matters relating to self-governing Dominions' to be directly under the Prime Minister of Great Britain. ■Now Zealand.—An advisory Imperial Council of State. Reconstitution of Colonial Office with consultative functions for High Commissioners. 4.—CAB_ES AND I_LEGRAPHB. Australia. — State-owned Atlantic cable. , South Africa.—General resolution to promote bettor, communications. New Atlantic cable and telegraph line in Canada. Cheaper cable rates. Expansion of wireless'telegraphy. I—IMPERIAL COURTS. Australia.—lmperial Court of Appeal. New Zealand. —Imperial Court of Appeal, with representatives of Dominions. 6.—UNIFORMITY OF LAW.. Australia.—Uniformity in navigation, company, trades-marks and patent law. New Zealand.—Uniformity in copywright, patent, trade_-mar__. com-: pany, accident compensation, immiera-, tion, naturalisation, aliens exclusion," currency, and coinage law. 7.—TAXATION. South Africa.—Deduction in Great Britain for colonial income tax. New Zealand.—•Deduction in Great Britain for colonial income tax. Exemption of colonial bonds from stamp duty.... * 8.-T-NATURALTSATTON. Australia.—Certificates of Imperial naturalisation. South. Africa.—Review of details of draft Bill for Imperial naturalisation. Canada.—"Will welcome" suggestions for uniformity. New Zealand.—Uniformity of law re naturalisation. 9.—COINAGE. WEIGHTS, AND • MEASURES. _. Au^ralta.—-A general recommended. New Zealand.—Uniformity of coinage and currency law. 10.—BJBHGRATION. Anstralia.—A general resolution of approval. IL—DEFENCE, NAVAL AND MTLI- : TARY. ■ . ; , Australia. —Co-operation in naval and military defence. Consideration of the status of Dominion navies. ; South Africa.—-Local services in naval defence to count as part of subsidy. South Africa. —Subsidy for naval do-

fence to replace preferential trade concessions. (Tliis suggestion subsequently withdrawn.) 12.—DECLARATION OF LONDON. Australia. —Objection to Article 24 (contraband nature of foodstuffs) and Articles 4S_4 (liability of neutral vessels). 13.—ALIENS. United Kingdom.—General arrangements for expulsion of •undesirable aliens. New Zealand. —Uniformity of law re exclusion of aliens. 14.—DESTITUTE PERSONS. Sew Zealand. —Reciprocal provisions with respect to destitute and deserted persons. 15.—BRITISH INDIANS. United Kingdom.—To consider the status of British Indians in the Dominions. 16.—CONSPIRACY. Australia. —Measures to prevent the defeat or evasion of conspiracy laws of other parts of the Empire. 17.—CIVIL SERVICE. Sew Zealand. —Interchange of civil servants. 18.—LABOUR. United Kingdom.—lmperial labour exchanges. 19.—POSTAGE AND STAMPS. New Zealand. —Universal penny postago. . United Kingdom.—Uniform design for stamps. 20.—PUBLICATION. New Zealand.—Conference to be open to the Press, except in confidential matters. The above are taken from a WhiteBook on the subject. Canada made no suggestions at first, but subsequently announced her intention of bringing up the All-Red Route, and the question of granting the Dominions power to treat with foreign countries direct.