NEW ZEALAND'S REQUESTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10247, 25 May 1911, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND'S REQUESTS.

Sir Joseph Ward did not confide in either the people or Parliament of } New Zealand wliat he intended ' doing in particular at the Imperial Conference. A Canadian paper, just to hand, however, shows that he intends asking for Imperial representation of oversea self-governing dominions with a view to further Imperial organic control; interchange of .offioeira of civil service; universal penny postage; State-owned Atlantic cable; State-owned telegraph line across Canada; cheapening of cable rates; wireless telegraphy; all-red. mail route' .between .England," Aus- \ • tralia, and New Zealand via Canada; ] representation on judicial/committee i of the Privy Council of overseas dominions, judges to hear appeals from j the Dominions; powers of the self-, governing dominions to negotiate | commercial treaties with foreign nations ; uniformity in tttlxe law of oopy- v right, patents and trade marks; uni- • formity in company law; uniformity and reciprooifcy in accident oompensaition law; uniformity and extension %>f-.the legislative powers of the selfgoverning dominions with respect to shipping; uniformity of law as to residence entailing naturalization; reoiprocity as to Destitute Persons lawj reciprocity in the admission of land isoirveyors to practice; immigration control and uniformity with regard to aliens' exclusion; relief from double .taxation whether in tihe case of income tax or otherwise; exemption of government debentures and other securities from stamp duty.; currency of Imperial and overseas dominions' coinage.