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Observer delegations were also present from United States of America and Japan. (Note. —In respect of the latter country, an invitation to be present had been issued from S.C.A.P. and a S.C.A.P. representative headed its delegation.) China and Nepal, although invited, were not represented at the Conference. The new Republic of the United States of Indonesia was given full representation at the request of the Netherlands Government. Also present was a tripartite delegation from the Governing Body of the 1.L.0. and representatives of United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, United : Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and World Health Organization. Representatives of two non-governmental international organizations—the World Federation of Trade Unions and the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions—' also accepted the invitation to be present. The total number of delegates present was 59 (32 Government, 14 employers', and 13 workers'). Advisers, substitutes, and observers totalled 70 (40 Government, 15 employers', and 15 workers'). The New Zealand delegation was — Representing the Government — Mr. Edward Bellamy Taylor, Assistant Secretary of Labour, Department' of Labour and Employment. Mr. Harold George Duncan, 1.L.0. Conventions Officer, Department of Labour and Employment. Representing the Employers — Mr. William Gordon Victor Fernie, Vice-President, New Zealand Employers' Federation. Representing the Workers — Mr. James Andrew Barton, President, Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. . < ■ 3. THE AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE As has already been mentioned, the Agenda was more specific in scope than that of the New Delhi Conference, and was as follows : (1) Labour Inspection. (2) Provision of Facilities for the Promotion of Workers' Welfare. (3) Development of the Co-operative movement. (4) Points to be Considered in a Survey of Agricultural Wages and Incomes of Primary Producers with a View to Wage Regulation and Introduction of Measures to Increase- Their Incomes. (5) Organization of Man-power, with Special Reference to the Development of Employment Services and Training. The report of the Director-General (including a consideration of ways and means for the promotion of planned action for social and economic development in Asian countries) was also placed before the Conference. The Office had prepared detailed and valuable reports on each item of the agenda.

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