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EIGHTH DAY. Tuesday, 13th June, 1911. The Imperial Conference met at the Foreign Office at 11 a.m. present: The Eight Honourable L. HAECOURT, M.P., Secretary of State for the Colonies (in the Chair). The Eight Honourable Winston S. Churchill, M.P., Home Secretary. Sir John Simon, K.C., M.P., Solicitor-General. Canada. The Eight Honourable Sir Wilfrid Laurier, G.C.M.G., Prime Minister of the Dominion. The Honourable Sir F. W. Borden, K.C.M.G., Minister of Militia and Defence. The Honourable L. P. Brodeur, K.C., Minister of Marine and Fisheries. Australia. The Honourable A. Fisher, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth. The Honourable E. L. Batchelor, Minister of External Affairs. New Zealand. The Eight Honourable Sir J. G. Ward, K.C.M.G., Prime Minister. The Honourable J. G. Findlay, K.C., L.L.D., Attorney-General and Colonial Secretary. Union of South Africa. General The Eight Honourable Louis Botha, Prime Minister. The Honourable F. S. Malan, Minister of Education. The Honourable Sir David de Villiers Graaff, Hart., Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs. Mr. H. W. Just, C.8., C.M.G., Secretary to the Conference. Mr. W. A. EoBiNSON, Senior Assistant Secretary. Mr A. B. Keith, D.C.L., Junior Assistant Secretary. There were also present : Lord Lucas, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Colonies; Sir Francis Hopwood, G.C.M.G., X.C.8., Permanent Under Secretary of State for the Colonies; Sir C. P. Lucas, K.C.M.G., C.8., Assistant Under Secretary of State for the Colonies; Mr. J. S. Eisley, Legal Adviser, Colonial Office; Sir C. E. Troup, X.C.8., Permanent Secretary to the Home Office; Mr. J. Pedder, Home Office; Mr. Atlee A. Hunt, C.M.G., Secretary to the Department of External Affairs, Commonwealth of Australia; and Private Secretaries to Members of the Conference.

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