THE CONGRESS AT SYDNEY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 18 September 1909, Page 3

THE CONGRESS AT SYDNEY.

Fuss Absociatioh.— Copxkioht. '- SYDNEY, Friday. At the Chambers 'of Commerce Conference, - -• ' Sir Albert Spices moved a resolution urging the Home and Colonial ~ .Governments to consider what further or better steps than at present exist should be taken to elaborate a general States aided scheme'at reduced rates to encourage the immigration of suitable settlers to the British v dominions. He-said that if those of - thesn who came, from the Mother ' . Country -were not^ misinformed^ there ■pp. were powerful parties in- some;of the ■ States-of the "tommb£wealth,'•.'■who so far from de3irinj{:immigrants seek to ~ P 'crush theinfloW-of. new; settlers. That was an;.attitmie. he cOuld/understand >''7 if Mj^jj^inV.:'An»tralia*a States.were approxiihktely. peopled --.' up .to their :"■*-'.MI i capacity; p V Ato tralia tot the' k:,k7A^^^ sense ■T- /represent'^-jilted- an*itionsi. and it PP 7forol>oded:'-..at-^po"sßibiiify'bf.:'&ttire-en- ; : >-k-7; eryation.7.: He-wbuM: rather see Ausp7 "traiiaf foi ani Hritbns, a Tp k^hoieheaTted, welcome. io' newr cliums, ■-77 "and:"a•' detetmiriation.;(to .make the Ty fullest-use 'of .'those natural resources 7 .\7-l-with/^ was so :T_ ricHy'.endotwWd. -To. Canada must be Py -awarded the palm for-having]offered :v- .the -most genero'ns''. attractions to .".'-British immigrants. The result was p ;■■',; seen in the ninefold growth -of the

.7 7 streams] of- immigrants in 14 years. : > Vk> I \ilwfe-''A*aißTTßl^---boirrowed. most, for v reproductive, works" she haid more at k77. ; traetionß7fpfi'Biitis c^>^- ; w£eh': : Bto*-iomj^iarii_**'- retired -as -■ ■-:'-'^howeif-ftthe -stream . of immigration :7 .became sluggish. 7 ; <Janada, on the '"--'"■'.jrth«r-V\'tTi»B-d^: c 'ha'd:':jSigested heavy 7 r 7"kaanouits '^"British . capital, while in

J 7 TisQjffit Twig "estimated, that not less .'•''". thah.74o niilliona was" lnvested Jn cor-. 7 7'poratlotis 'an&i'-uidustrial interests in v •■. "'vithe TDomlhion.: '.. As tho flow of capi' 7 ;7 tai gathered J strength, so had immiPP gration -risen;, --.-'_7-k pyp "Mr. Peter ! Barr,'- Dunedin, supported :- p the 'motion.' • He said the only altefiskk native. io encourage immigration was k-;'rtb:iee -themselves in the ceurse of the i-J-iaxt " ten-, years working for 'either 7 ;.k iJapaneseor German employers., y'yPThe motion was carried. k7 V The ' Congress Carried motions as 77 TJolkfws:—^?liat the". 4p tie 8 P n travel- -; 7 lera' samples ''should be refunded' en " 77kthe .travellers'.-' departure within -;.-; .12 7 .; ;nwnths; v that the eelonies be request -•'l^e'd- to -prohibit the entry of goods.not 7' "kotkßritish origin, but bearing false. "7 marks to inidcate they were of -such k ; - ; rpri^h, 1 and -that the British Goyerri:/7kment -be* asked to introduce a pro-tec- , 7i7 tiye .clause- in- all . commercial treaties; ] ' 7 "that th^re ; aiioulH- be' a uniform, sys-'l PP 7tesn .'.of-.' weights and measures; -that 7 steps i should bektaken to- nave aiState- : -7 owned caSble , between Britain-, and; Ca- -. *.;-i nada;' and . t endoav6urs-,be made -„ tr ■■'.; -■:. obtain "a: 1 substantial reduction -•'• t)f , - : : '"Vates,7es^eeialiy, ; : press rates; tliafe;the -various ; VGoyprmnenta Bh-mld77takfc" : steps; tok; -haye. judgments made- -en-:--;>;f6fceablo. -thronghout k : the Empire; k'k'that ; there "be.Va uniform- declaration ; ; 7!of "origin and value of good<!; that the . 77" Congress-'^ -reaffirms, the previous . ' resolution regarding the formation of - ■/;-, Conciliatibri and Arbitration' Boards ;:.< ink waterside disputes; that , the'-kais- . \ :traliansGoyeTnmeht3 be- requesteVl to

'pp limit ; the size of wheat, bags -so-.as to .<;7ebntain'.Bo6 pounds; that all "colonies * ; '.Kayihgkj'unsdietibn to legislatokkk'on j;.^Mpyringhtr., suited to their- respective 7. jaoniinidnss. '.' that . ; a 'lighthouse- ; -should p 'be established, ai Coco's 'lsland -at the 77- joint*-_7 expense. of the Imperial, In--s^7dia%-Ceylon, and Commonwealth Go-' : ." •. - •■ 7 ;'- --* On the Tmption of Mr-Smith, Jnyer:*.cargill, it was: resolved,- that a " * light--7k."hpUße should be erected at the Snares' :';' -. and : maintained 'by Australia and r New .pZeaitan^ypp ■•:■-. "'■ '" ' 7-^.' 7k- v 7 •-'-;•"" -A motibn to, abolish duties on "rtradc ..;-' -'. ica^og^-^aß.'yrithflrawn^,; s?k* '