ANNEX IV RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS at the Closing Session of the Conference, held in the House of Commons Chamber, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, on Saturday, the 20th August, at 10.30 a.m. The Conference met at 10.30 o'clock a.m. Right Hon. R. B. Bennett, Prime Minister and Secretary of State for External Affairs of Canada, in the Chair. The Chairman: Gentlemen, the first order of business will be a resolution of devotion and affection to His Majesty the King-Emperor. It is moved by the Chair in the following terms: — "To His Majesty the King,—Emperor of India: The representatives of the Governments of the British Commonwealth, who have been assembled in conference at Ottawa during the past few weeks, desire at the conclusion of the Conference again to present their respectful duty. " They pray that Divine Providence may continue to give to Your Majesty and to Her Majesty the Queen, health and strength to preside over the destinies of all the Nations of the Commonwealth and they renew the assurance of devotion and affection of your peoples." Mr. Havenga: I take great pleasure in seconding that motion. The Chairman: You have heard the motion. We will adopt it standing. The motion was unanimously agreed to, all standing. The Chairman: The next order of business will be the report of Committee No. 1, presided over by the Right Hon. Viscount Hailsham. Lord Hailsham: Mr. Chairman, Committee No. 1 reports its constitution and membership, and then submits a report dealing with the various matters which were committed to its charge. The report has been already before the meeting of all the delegates and has been adopted by them for recommendation to the plenary session, and with your permission I would ask that the report be taken as read. The Chairman: Is it your pleasure that the report should be taken as read? Agreed. Lord Hailsham: Then, sir, I beg formally to move its adoption. The Chairman: Lord Hailsham moves, seconded by Mr. Bruce, that the report that has just been read shall be adopted. What is your pleasure? The motion was agreed to. The Chairman: The next order of business is the signature of agreements. Bilateral agreements have been entered into between a number of the nations that constitute the Commonwealth, and I would now ask that they be signed, commencing with the agreement between the United Kingdom and Australia. (The agreement was signed by Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin on behalf of the United Kingdom, and by Right Hon. 'S'. M. Bruce on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia.) The Chairman: The next agreement to be executed will be that between the United Kingdom and South Africa. (The agreement was signed by Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin on behalf of the United Kingdom, and by Hon. N. C. Havenga on behalf of the Union of South Africa.) The Chairman: The next agreement is that between the United Kingdom and New Zealand. (The agreement was signed by Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin on behalf of the United Kingdom, and by Right Hon. J. G. Coates on behalf of the Dominion of New Zealand.) 118