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No. 19. New Zealand, No. 94. My Lord,— Downing Street, 27th March, 1912. With reference to my despatch, No. 265, of the 2nd August last, I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, printed copies of despatches from the Governors of Victoria and Western Australia on the subject of the resolution of the Imperial Conference in favour of continuing the policy of encouraging British emigrants to proceed to British dominions rather than foreign countries. I have, &c, L. HARCOURT. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.5.0., &c.

Enclosures. No. 46. The Governor to the Secretary of State. Sir, — State .Government House, Melbourne, 25th September, 1911. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 76, of the 2nd ultimo, transmitting a copy of a resolution passed by the Imperial Conference in favour of continuing the policy of encouraging British emigrants to proceed to British dominions rather than foreign countries. 2. My Ministers are taking all possible steps to encourage desirable British emigration to the State of Victoria. I have, &c, John Fuller. No. 57. The Governor to the Secretary op State. Sir, — Government House, Perth, Western Australia, 14th September, 1911. With reference to your despatch, No. 71, of the 2nd August, 1911, transmitting a copy of a resolution passed by the Imperial Conference in favour of continuing the policy of encouragingBritish emigrants to proceed to British dominions rather than foreign countries, I have the honour to acquaint you that my Ministers have intimated that this resolution passed by the Imperial Conference has been read by them with interest, and they have expressed the view that the policy respecting emigration to British dominions indicated therein is one with which Ministers are fully in accord. I have, &c, G. Strickland, Governor.

No. 20. New Zealand No. 95. My Lord, — Downing Street, 27th March, 1912. I have the honour to transmit to you, for the consideration of your Ministers, the accompanying copy of a resolution which was passed by the Imperial Conference in 1911, in favour of the mutual enforcement of judgments and orders of Courts of justice, including judgments and orders as to commercial arbitration awards. The discussion of the question will be fo\md reported at pages 160-62, 326-32, 424, and 425 of the Minutes of Proceedings of the Imperial Conference (Cd. 5745). 2. His Majesty's Government have given careful consideration to the resolution passed by the Conference, and they have come to the conclusion that, with a view to carrying this resolution into effect, they would be prepared to introduce into the Imperial Parliament legislation to provide for the enforcement of judgments of the superior Courts of the self-governing dominions, states, and provinces in the Courts of the United Kingdom, on the same principles as are now applied to the enforcements of judgments of the superior Courts of England, Scotland, and Ireland in other parts of the United Kingdom. They would propose also to include in the measure for this purpose the case of awards given in arbitration respecting disputes arising out of commercial contracts which have been delivered by Courts in the dominions, states, or provinces, or which, under the legislation of the dominions, states, or provinces, have the force of orders of Court. The Bill would, it is proposed, contain general provisions, and a clause providing for its application with or without modifications to any self-governing dominion, state, or province by Order in Council, on the Secretary of State being satisfied that adequate provision existed under the law of that dominion, state, or province, for the enforcement of judgments given by the superior Courts of the United Kingdom.