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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES AND THE PRIME MINISTERS OF SELFGOVERNING COLONIES (PAPERS RELATING TO A), JUNE TO AUGUST, 1902.

Laid on the Table by the Hon. the Premier ivith the Leave of the House.

TABL E OF CON T E NTS.

PAGE. List of Subjects suggested fob Discussion and Notices of Motion .. .. .. .. 2 Summary of Resolutions and Results .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Summary of Proceedings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Appendices : Papers laid beforb the Conference : Defence Appendices— I. Defence Expenditure of the Empire .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 11. Colonial Expenditure in Connection with War in South Africa .. .. .. 32 111. C.D.C. Memorandum on Imperial Reserves in the Colonies .. .. .. .. 33 IV. Admiralty Memorandum on Sea Power .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 V. (1.) Statement as to the Defence of New Zealand, by the Premier and Minister of Defence .. 41 (2.) Scheme for Australian Mounted Force, by Major-General French .. .. .. 44 (3.) Defence of Australia, Minute by Major-General Sir E. T. Hutton .. .. .. 45 VI. Memorandum by Canadian Ministers concerning Defence .. .. .. .. 54 VII. Correspondence as to Supplies of Meat, Produce, &c, for Army and Navy .. .. ..55 Trade Appendices — VIII. Board of Trade Memorandum on Effect of the Canadian Preferential Tariff on Trade between the United Kingdom and Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 IX. Canadian Memorandum respecting the Operation of the Preferential Tariff .. .. 93 X. Board of Trade Memorandum on Mutual Protection of Patents .. .. .. .. 101 Miscellaneous Appendices — XI. Memorandum on Imperial Stamp Charges on Colonial Bonds .. .. .. .. .. 11l XII. Memorandum on Ocean Cables, by Sir Sandford Fleming .. .. .. .. .. 11l XIII. Naturalisation Correspondence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 115 XIV. Professional Employment in South Africa : Pricis of Correspondence .. .. .. .. 116

INDEX. PAGE page Appeal, Imperial Court of .. . 27 Postal Rates for Newspapers .. .. 30 Army and Navy Supply Contracts .. .. 26 Preferential Tariffs .. .. .. 9, 27, 29 Cables, Ocean, and Purchase thereof .. .. 30 Publication of Proceedings .. .. .. 5 Cadets, Naval and Military .. .. 26 Resolutions: — Cattle, Importation of Canadian .. .. 31 Army Commissions and Naval Cadetships .. 26 Coastwise Trade .. .. .. 29 Army and Navy Supply Contracts .. .. 26 Commercial Relations of Empire : Loss of Most- Coasting Trade and Navigation and Shipping favoured-nation Treatment consequent on giving Laws .. .. .. .. ..29 of Preference to British goods .. 6, 27, 29 Communication prior to Treaties .. .. 26 Conferences of Prime Ministers, Holding of 26 Conferences every Four Years .. .. 26 Contracts, Army and Navy Supply .. .. 26 Mail-services and Shipping Subsidies .. 29 Court of Appeal, Imperial .. 27 Metric System .. .. .. 30 Decimal Currency .. .. .. 30 Mutual Protection of Patents .. .. 30 Defence, see " Imperial." Newspaper Postage.. .. .. ..30 Imperial Court of Appeal .. .. 27 Ocean Cables, Purchase of .. .. .. 30 Defence .. .. .. .. 7 Preferential Trade .. .. .. 29 Naval.. .. .. ..10 Professional Employment in South Africa .. 31 Military .. .. 22 Settlement of South Africa, Admission of Members Stamp Charges on Colonial Bonds 30 of Learned and Skilled Professions .. .. 31 Importation of Canadian Cattle .. .. 31 Shipping Subsidies .. .. .. 29 Mail-services .. .. .. .. 29 South Africa, Settlement of .. .. 31 Merchant Shipping : Uniform Laws throughout the Stamp Charges on Colonial Bonds, Imperial .. 30 Empire .. .. .. .. 30 Tariffs, see Preferential. Metric System .. . .. 30 Telegraphy, Wireless .. .. .. 30 Naturalisation .. .. .. .. 31 Trade Relations, see Commercial Relations. Naval and Military Cadets .. .. ..26 Treaties, Communication prior to entering on, affectNewspapers, Postal Rates for .. 30 ing Colonial Interests .. .. 26 Ocean Cables, and Purchase thereof .. .. 30 Uniformity in Patterns of Weapons .. .. 26 Pacific Islands.. .. .. .. 31 Victoria Memorial .. .. .. 31 Patents, Mutual Protection of .. .. .. 30 Wireless Telegraphy .. .. .. 30 Political Relations .. ~ ~ .. 6, 26 I—A. 7.