COLONIAL STATESMEN IN LONDON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 20 April 1907, Page 3

COLONIAL STATESMEN IN LONDON.

. [ONirlfa P_^^^sdcii_ubN.--Cbpx . ; -■;• . 77tadirt:] .-;-. 7 Tra IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.. / THE PROPOSED PERMANENT 7-77 77 : COUNCIL. .-.,' ''_..'"-=;..7.;-~<.y> '. ; ;_.._. ,t/. '*'.-:v. * Sl * " ■: - f-."~- "'= • "■■ii r -ii& -*_*• -^<i Priday 7 7 7 - R^PWP a «yi W^pistiiii.' td -the .colonies fPJ#WId :; xbinijiunicate, . through the _ l W$ VimeMyM&l Je gvihg matters '■■:'-. x^tom atllilipiltliUbK.iiiia riJerl^ chr^ wiit.--o3iHaiMiiatiolis.;to:|)ass throngh -' : '*?f. £re.s6nt 7nr.;.'any :other' channel, tht vJownialjPsremierß: to 'communicate with ■If 'so*?t^^%i r : Wl.Bach. other, by „-_ the femtai'iats'to cß^flge 6ii§ half be- • tween7Conferences "and enable members ty m ™tiyM *™?ed, ihtis economising 7. tune 4, and-; avoiding : ' the necessity to : leave, rover many undecided subiects 'for ;/- tW-neit Conference. ' .'■•■■" 7 7 7A discussion ensued, which indicated " I -ui rende jpg of a compromise prbX**M* iA&m&Awn waa- evinced to es. who Should :._ .KB6tß9,v,tftS«S|^elsi§r bl. State fbr' tlrts •.: _, > ; X<olonies. Siid .' the" coloniaf-Premiers. •:' .'lt yy fPPe^e.d> probable" that ."there "would be ■'" t- C i* ' P^* 6- *' administtafive"'- separation '„..'.' -between the 'autonomous ancT the* Crown colonies; _up6n7tteV ground 'that- the' 7_ autonomous colonies are . governed "'. by their own people, 'while tlie Crown cblo- . ■ nits are "overned by the Motherland. 7 7. _ Mr Deakin and Sir J7G. Ward (New .;---.-■ Zealand).- strongly- criticised the present ;■ >. system of Colonial Office administration," ■yyx&a.. argued' bbth^f or reform and- divii; -\-.7 -r .■:.'" ■?•: :■' ..": :: ■■ ■-..-•■ 7 J^yy®*. JMapson-.' {Cape Colony) and" Mr ■ 'y J -¥sS*% INatal); supported them. Sir Wil-.-' 7 . mavLattfcfer (Canaday and; Qenoral 86- --' .tna (Ti&nsvaal) opposed" the .Australian ' proposal 7as. Weakehing;7butV there will , fejo definite ;decision :imtil . to'-morrowi, ynen tfi^ final :te"fms.-nfHha . resolution . TOU.b^ announced; 7rKe:Cdonial Office *"K_- sHow&'-aj'^hdency'toVcpmproiTuse.' '-. '"'-"' iv-.T^ MUitary : Defpnce question will be -discussed -to-morrow, - when " Sir Sydenham Clarke attends, and. the it. J? av y question on. Tuesday. The. ques- .. tion of preferential trade will be discussed on Monday week.