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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

PROPOSED COLONIAL CONFERENCE IN 1907 (SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE).

Laid on the Table of both Houses of the General Assembly by Commandjof HisJExcellency. Triis following are some of the principal subjects to be discussed at the forthcoming Colonial Conference to be held in London next year: — Imperial Council. Preferential trade. Reciprocity with regard to the admission of colonial barristers to practice within the British dominions. Naturalisation. Defence. Islands of the Pacific. Reservation of Bills. Legislation-power of the colonies to make reciprocal-tariff treaties with one another. Immigration. Reciprocity in connection with the practice of surveyors throughout the British Empire.. Universal penny postage. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,400 copies), £1.

Authority: John Mackat, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o6.

Price 3d.]