AUSTRALIAN MOTIONS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1145, 5 June 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN MOTIONS

SHIPPING QUESTIONS. UNIFORMITY IN COMMERCIAL LAW. (Rec. June i, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 3. The official report of the afternoon sitting of tho Conference will not bo published before Monday. It is understood it dealt with shipping matters in tin form of the following motions, brought forward by Mr. Fisher:— (1) Navigation Law—That it is desirable that the attention of the Governments of the United Kingdom and of the colonics should be called to the present state of the navigation laws in the Empire and in other countries, with a view to secure uniformity of treatment to British shipping; to prevent unfair competition with British ships by foreign subsidised ships; to secure to British ships equal trading advantages with foreign ships; to se- ■ euro tho employment of British seamen on British ships; and to raise the status and improve the conditions of seamen employed on such ships. (2) Uniformity of Company, Trade. Mark, Copyright and Patent Law. — That it is desirable, so far as circumstances permit, to secure and maintain uniformity in the company, trade mark, and patent laws of the Empire. (3) Emigration.—That th-j resolution of the conference of 1907, which was in the following terms, be reaffirmed: "That it is desirable to encourage British emigrants to proceed to British colonies rather than foreign countries"; "that the Imperial Government bo requested to co-operate with any colonies desiring immigrants in assisting suitable persons to emigrate" ; that the Secretary of State for the Colonies be requested to nominato representatives of tho Dominions to tho committee of the Emigrants' Information Office. (1) Coinage and Measures.—That,, with a view to facilitating trade and commerco throughout the Empire, tho question of the advisablencss of recommending a reform of tho present units of weights, measures, and coins ought to engage tho earnest attention of this conference.