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1924. NEW ZEALAND.
IMPERIAL ECONOMIC CONFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF GREAT BRITAIN, THE DOMINIONS, INDIA, AND THE COLONIES AND PROTECTORATES, HELD IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1923.
WORD OF PROCEEDINGS AND DOCUMENTS. [Presented to the Imperial Parliament by Command of His Majesty, January, 1924.]
Presented lo both Houses of the General Assembly of New Zealand by Command of His Excellency.
TABLE OF CONTENTS. Pago Pago Preliminary Note .. .. .. • • 2 Imperial Communications — continued. llesolutions acikeed to by the Conperence .. (i (iii.) Cables and Wireless— continued. Opening Speeches . . .. .. 13 Memorandum by the Postmaster-General Publicity .. .. .. •• ..41 on Imperial' Wireless Service (I.E.C. Agenda .. .. •• •• ..41 (28)—37) .. .. ..200 Oversea Settlement within the Empire— Deputation from the Empire Press Union 201 Discussion .. ■• •• .. # 42 Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments, inMemorandum by His Majesty's Government eluding Arbitration Awards— (I.E.C. (23)-l) .. .. •• 59 Discussion 208 Report of Committee on Oversea Settlement .. 07 • Tkal)k . marks _ Co-operation in Financial Assistance to 1m- ' . ,-KKIAL DEVELOPMENT- 1 iscussron . 209 „. . 71 Memorandum by the Board of Trade (I.E.C. Discussion .. •• ..ll (23)—8) .. .... 2.10 Tariff Preference gfi Memorandum by the Board of Trade': Suppleiummary" of Propyls by His Majesty's Go- ' mentary Note (I E. (Pat )-2) .. ..211 vernment .. .. ■• •• 119 Report of Patents Committee .. ..212 Report of Food and Materials Committee .. 120 Economic Defence— Imi-ebial Preference in Public Contracts — Discussion .. .. .. .. 213 Discussion .. •• •• •• 122 Empire Currency and Exchange— Commercial Facilities and Statistics — Discussion .. .. .. .. 214 Discussion .. • ■ • • • • 120 Memorandum prepared in the Treasury (I.E.C. Memorandum by His Majesty's Government on (23)—33) .. .. .. .. 226 Co-operation between Home and Dominion Committee on Inter- Imperial Exchanges: Governments in respect of Commercial In- Agreed Resolutions .. .. .. 233 telligenoe (I.E.C. (23) —5) .. •• 120 Co-operation fob Technical Research and Commercial Facilities Committee— Information— First Report . . .. •• " !?>!! Discussion .. .. .. ..233 Seoond Report .. •• •• JBU Memorandum by the Department of Scientific Third Report.. .. .. ..138 and Industrial Research (I.E.C. (23)—16) .. 239 Imperial Communications— Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the (i.) Shipping Communications— Colonies (I.E.C. (23)—18) ' .. ..250 Discussion.. .. ■• •• <■« Report of Imperial Institute Committee .. 252 Memorandum by the Post Office on * m ' lc r ' ' . / M ~ o •„„„ avo Immunity of State Enterprises— inter-Imperial Mail Services (1.H.A.. _ ~,.,\ m ~ .. 163 Discussion .. .. .. .. 253 Report of Bills of Lading Committee .. 166 Import and Export of Live-stock— Report of Shipping Taxation Committee 169 Discussion .. .. .. ..256 (ii.) Air Communications — Forestry— Discussion .. .. •• •• *<* Discussion .. .. .. .. 261 Memorandum by the Air Ministry (I.E.C. Memorandum by the Forestry Commission (23)—10) .. •• ..174 (I.E.C. (23)—44) .. .. ..265 Report of the Air Communications Com- Workmen's Compensation— mittee •• ■• •• .-177 Discussion .. .. .. ..274 (iii.) Cables and Wireless— Report of Workmen's Compensation Committee 276 I )isoussion • ■ • • * ■ Memorandum by the Post Office on Cable Imperial Economic Committeeand Wireless Communications of the Discussion .. .. .. ..11l Empire (I. RC (23)—7) ~ ~ 197 Concluding Remarks ~ ~ ~ 281
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