THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20083, 12 November 1930, Page 11

THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

gND NOW IN SIGHT. IaCK of constructive decisions. pn-88-IMPERIAL RELATIONS. _____ pßS gg tSSOCIATIOK— BT SLECTEIC txleobajb—corraiQßT.; (Received November 11th, 5.3 p.m.) LONDON, November 10. yjth haste made possible by the indications of indecision, it would asm almost certain that the Imperial Conference will end on Thursday withjjt one important constructive deis reason to believe that undei tained Irish objections to the hrases an( ' principles, every contends »uf)joct under the heading of inrelations has been indetijively (tide-stepped. For instance, flje heads oi the delegations will not pake aW recommendation relating to jjie Priv7 Council, leaving the position „jt stood in 1936. Ireland has been (jjjirous that her own Supreme Court jboolij |>e the final tribunal, but it was easy to find a formula to effect tfcji, and to reconcile independent jtito with the provisions of Clause a uf the 1922 Irish Treaty. Now Zealand's Attitude. go far as> Australia is concerned, iJp claims the hitherto unexercised [jght to decree that there shall be no tjpesls to the Privy Council, whereas [tar Zealand continues to regard the rijht of appeal as & privilege, though jot g duty. It is understood that the heads of delegations will recommend the acceptance of the 1929 Legal Conference Convention, recommending that any {bance relating to succession to Royal |jjl» and styles will require the assent J( *ll tho Dominions. Though there |jy« been Irish objections to the use fl the Great Seal, this, like other kmchy subjects, has been left without fscomraendntions. The formula for carrying out the jjpercession of the Laws Validity Act fxed a time-table allowing the Dominion Parliaments time to consult ifcrj provinces, or States, and then to pass their own enactment preliminliy to asking Britain to pass thd fnal General Act It is explained that ijere is no permissive clause allowing ttj Dominion to please itself regardiajr the Validity Act, though it can (thieve tho same end by inaction, »iich would automatically exclude it (nan the final British Act, but if _it desires later inclusion it must notify iccordingly when the other Dominions pbiait their assenting Acts. Colonial Stock Act. It is worth emphasising at a time fben talk of debt repudiation has seriHsly shaken Australia's name in landon that the right of the Dominm to abolish the power of disallowae does not affect the Colonial Stock & of 1900. It remains < exercisable »the event of any Act injurious to stockholder, or any other departs from the original contract. I Nothing new has arisen regarding ha procedure of appointing Gorer-ty*-Gener.il. Economic Deliberations. It is hinted that _if tho _ Imperial Conference's economic deliberations are not concluded this week it is" possible that it may be adjourned. Efforts art being made to finish by November 13th, for when a plenary sitting has Ixen tentatively fixed. General J. B. M. Hertzog, Prime Minister of South Africa, desires to tare for South Africa on November 14th. GOOD PROGRESS MADE. CONSIDERATION OF IMPORTS. (mutisb omcw. wibeless.) (Reoeivea November lltb, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, November 10. The Imperial Conference is now •wing the end of its work. Good progress has been made with the contention by heads of delegations of report# nubmittod to them by the womiltees and sub-committees of tho Conference. A large number of these tsports were considered and approved ttw afternoon, and on the economic ode it now only remains for the heads to examine a " series of reports preby the various eub-committoes *1 up by the committee presided over y the ■ president of the Board of Trade, JJr ■William Graham. The que«dealt with in these latter reP®w> which will be examined by the "Ms of delegations to-morrow, cover yawted methods . whereby inter!®P«ial co-operation misht be stimu.other tnan by tariff preferences. l*o meetings of the heads of delega•JS* to-day were primarily concerned S Sli! 9 final consideration of the conwtioqal aspects of fnter-Imperial and at this afternoon's meetjtask was completed. " 13 understood that a eeries of rewill be submitted by „ Mafc to the tilenarv session, on [at raised in the reoort of conference on the operation legislation. defining the term OF NATIONAL. HBPORT TO CONFERENCE. (Bweived November 11th, 5.5 p.m.) BUGBY, November 10' - tho subject of nationality, the '>f the Conference on the operaDominion legislation has been studied, and it is anticipated the Imperial Conference will affirm sections an( l South Africa have of P aM fd Acts defining the term tttnatift? 8 ! * f° r national and intle«t!m, - P ur P°aes, and the sections in that tho ® c °gpi?e that it is desirable iegno »£ . toinions generally should The nationals. tK» 80 'ook note of the fact »«av«H? emborii <> f the British Cpm»are. nn ited by a common of ' Crown > which is the all . common status possessed his Majesty, and that thu r» n Us recognised throughh/i»« OI "? onTCca ''h in recent years l Wa»h*i, en a statutory basis S »tla««iu operation of the British *614; y Status of Aliens Act, Scions ontsi? re P°rt of this subject, te be «eaSme&