IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 483, 24 July 1902, Page 2

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

.SITTING RESUMED

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. LONDON, .July 2:i.

The Imperial Conference lias resumed. Mr Chamberlain, Lord Onslow, Mr Otnmanney, Mr Gerald Balfour, Karl Dudley, Messrs Hopwood, Palletson, Llewellyn Smith, and Feilding, Canadian Ministers, Mr Ilohlerness, .Secretary of Commerce at, the India Office, ami Sir Robert, Gillen were present.

The various phases of commercial relations were considered, hut, no decision was arrived al.

Sulx'ommittees were appointed fo investigate, in co-operation with the Board of Trade, how preferential trade concessions would affect, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Subsidies were discussed from the double standpoint, of economical freight, and as a means of combatting the policy of foreign governments in subsidising their vessels The subject was deferred.; The Conference resumes on Friday, when it, will discuss the subject, of Imperial defence. Sir .John Forrest, Sir Edmund Barton, and Mr Seddon further discuss the Admiralty’s modified scheme with Earl Selbotinie, on ’Thursday, Sir Wilfrid Latirier and (lie Canadian State Premiers have, conferred will: Mr Gerald Balfour, relative to an Imperial subsidy for a fast Atlantic service.

Sir Albert llime was the 'guest of the Carpenters’ Company. In the course of a speech, lie said flint lie believed that good would eventually result, from the Imperial Conference. The colonies would, lie said, he able fo extend preferential treatment to flic Motherland. He trusted that (he Conference would he triennial.