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1927. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE, 1926.

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS. [Presented to the Parliament of Great Britain by Command of His Majesty, November, 1926.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly of New Zealand by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. page I. —Preliminary Note ' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 II. —Opening Statements .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 111. —Message to Their Majesties the King and Queen .. .. .. .. 7 IV. —Loss of H.M.S. " Valerian " .. .. .. .. .. 7 V.-—Publicity .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 VI. —Inter- Imperial Relations .. .. .. .. .. .. . 8 Vll.—Foreign Relations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 VIII. —Colonies, Protectorates, and Mandated Territories .. .. .. 19 IX. —Questions connected with the Work op the Permanent Mandates Commission op the League of Nations .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 X.—Condominium in the New Hebrides .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 XI. —British Policy in the Antarctic .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 XII. —Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 21 XIII. —Nationality Questions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 XIV. —Imperial Communications (other than Air Communications) .. .. .. 24 XV. —Pacific Cable .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 XVl.—lmperial Air Communications .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 XVll.—Oversea Settlement .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 26 XVIII. —Workmen's Compensation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 XIX. —Research ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 XX.—Forestry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 XXI.—Other Economic Questions — (a) Exhibition within the Empire of Empire, Films .. .. ..32 (b) Industrial Standardization .. .. .. .. .. 33 (c) Imperial Shipping Committee and Imperial Economic Committee .. 34 (d) Maritime Conventions .. .. .. .. .. 34 (e) Oil Pollution of Navigable Waters .. . . .. .. 35 (/) Statistical Questions .. .. .. .. .. 36 (g) Taxation Questions .. .. . . .. .. . . 36 XXII. —Address to His Majesty the King, Emperor of India .. .. .. 37 XXIII. —Concluding Resolutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37

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