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1937. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE, 1937. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS. [PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM BY COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY, JUNE, 1937.]

Presented to both, Houses of the General Assembly of Neiv Zealand by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. PAGE I. Preliminary Note .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 4. 11. Coronation . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 5 111. Message to Their Majesties the King and Queen .. .. .. .. 5 IV. Opening Statements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 V. Arrangement of the Work of the Conference .. .. .. .. 6 VI. Publicity Arrangements .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 7 VII. His Majesty's Birthday .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 VIII. Death of Sir Robert Borden .. .. . . .. .. .. 7 IX. Foreign Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 X. Defence .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 9 XI. General Review of the Progress of Empire Trade and Allied Questions .. 12 XII. Colonial Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 XIII. Work of the Imperial War Graves Commission .. .. .. 13 XIV. Constitutional Questions .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 XV. Civil Aviation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 XVI. Shipping .. 18 XVII. Certain Economic Questions .. .. .. .. .. 19 XVIII. New Hebrides . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 XIX. Polar Questions .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 XX. Concluding Resolutions .. . . .. .. .. .. 21 XXI. Address to His Majesty the King, Emperor of India .. .. .. 22 Appendix I.—Advisers, Secretaries, and Personal Staffs .. .. .. 23 Appendix II. —Opening Statements — (a) The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .. .. .. 27 (b) The Prime Minister of Canada .. .. .. .. .. 29 (e) The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia .. .. .. 31 (d) The Prime Minister of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 34 (e) The Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa .. . . .. 35 (/) His Highness the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda on behalf of the Delegation of India 36 (g) The Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia .. .. .. 37 \h) The Chief Minister of Burma .. .. .. . . .. 37 Appendix 111, —Concluding Statements — (a) The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .. .. .. 38 (b) The Prime Minister of Canada .. .. .. .. .. 39 (c) The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia .. .. .. 41 (d) The Prime Minister of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 42 (e) The Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa .. .. .. 43 (/) Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan on behalf of the Delegation of India .. 44 (g) The Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia .. .. .. 45 (h) The Chief Minister of Burma .. ~ ~ .. .. 45 I—A. 7.