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Secretariat. Great Britain.-—Sir M. P. A. Hankey, G.C.B. ; Mr. E. J. Harding, C.8., C.M.G. Canada. —Dr. 0. D. Skelton. Commonwealth of Australia.—Mr. P. E. Deane, C.M.G. New Zealand. —Mr. F. D. Thomson, C.M.G. Union of South Africa. —Mr. H. Gordon Watson, 1.5.0. Irish Free State.—Mr. D. O'Hegarty. Newfoundland. —Mr. W. J. Carew. India.—Mr. G. H. Spence, I.C.S. Other Ministers attended one or more of the meetings. These were- - Great Britain. The Right Hon. Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Bt., M.P., Secretary of State for Home Affairs. The Right Hon. Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Bt., G.8.E.; M.P., Secretary of State for War. The Right Hon. Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt., C.M.G., M.P., Secretary of State for Air. The Right Hon. W. C. Bridgeman, M.P., First Lord of the Admiralty. The Right Hon. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister. K.8.E., M.C., M.P., President of the Board of Trade. The Right Hon. Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, K.C., Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Earl of Clarendon, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, and Chairman of the Oversea Settlement Committee. The Hon. W. G. Ormsby-Gore, M.P., Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. Major Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt.. G.8.E., C.M.G., M.P., Under-Secretary of State for Air. Irish Free State. Mr. W. T. Cosgrave, T.D., President of the Executive Council. Mr. P. McGilligan, T.D., Minister for Industry and Commerce. Newfoundland. The Hon. W. J. Higgins, K.C., M.H.A., Minister of Justice. India. The Right Hon. the Earl of Winterton, M.P., Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India. Mr. J. C. C. Davidson, C.H., C.8., M.P., Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, was present at the sessions of the Conference as Minister in Charge of Publicity. The following also attended meetings of the Conference for the discussion of particular subjects : — Great Britain. His Excellency the Right Hon. the Lord Lloyd, G.C.5.1., G.C.1.E., D.5.0., High Commissioner in Egypt. Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty, G.C.8., 0.M., G.C.V.0., D.5.0., First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff. General Sir George F. Milne, G.C.M.G., 1v.C.8., D.5.0., Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh M. Trenchard, Bt., G.C.8., D.5.0., Chief of the Air Staff.

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