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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE, 1930.

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS. [Presented to the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Command of His Majesty, November, 1930.]

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

CONTENTS. page I. —Preliminary Note .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 II. —Opening Statements .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • ■ 8 Hl.—Message to Their Majesties the King and Queen .. .. .. • .. 0 IV. —Loss op Airship R 101 .. .. .. .. .. •. .. 0 V. —Publicity .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 VI.— Inter-Imperial Relations .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 9 (a) Report of the Conference of 1929 on the Operation of Dominion Legislation 10 (b) Nationality .. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 2 (c) Nationality of Married Women .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 (d) Commonwealth Tribunal .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 (e) Merchant Shipping .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 (/) Defence Questions .. .. .. .. .. .. ..15 (i) Discipline of Armed Forces .. .. .. .. .. 15 (ii) Prize Law and Procedure .. .. .. .. .. 15 (g) Appointment of Governors-General .. .. .. .. .. 15 (h) System of Communication and Consultation in Relation to Foreign Affairs .. ]fi (i) Channel of Communication between Dominion Governments and Foreign Governments .. .. .. .. .. • • ..17 (j) Status of High Commissioners .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 VII. —Arbitration and Disarmament .. .. .. • • • • 21 VIII.—The Antarctic .. .. • • • • • • • • • • .. 22 IX.—Defence .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • .. 23 X. —Proposed Amendment to the Charter of the Imperial War Graves Commission 23

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