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1. Uniformity of Company Law within the Empire. 



2. The work of the British Consular Service in regard to Empire Trade. 



3. The establishment of Through Bookings of Goods by sea and land from one part 



of the Empire to another. 



4. The issue of popular Handbooks setting forth the resources and trade conditions 



of the Crown Colonies and dependencies. 



5. The necessity of taking some definite action to develop the resources of and 



British trade with India and the Crown Colonies and Dependencies by the 

 appointment of Trade Commissioners, as has recently been done in the case 

 of the Self-Governing Dominions. 



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The representations which the Committee have made in connection with some of 

 the foregoing matters have already met with a measure of success. The broadening 

 of the work of the Institute generally in such respects wUl, in the opinion of the 

 Council, prove of practical value to all concerned in the improvement of Empire 

 Trade and Industry. 



City Luncheons. 



26. In connection with the work of the Empire Trade and Industry Committee, 

 hmcheons have been held in the City of London, at which Hon. Sir Newton J. Moore, 

 K.C.M.C, late Premier of Western Australia and now Agent-General for that State ; 

 Sir Elliot Lewis, K.C.M.G., Premier of Tasmania ; the Hon. Richard K. McBride, K.C., 

 Premier of British Columbia, and the Hon. J. Pelletier, M.D., the first Agent-General 

 for the Province of Quebec, were successively entertained, and expressed their views 

 upon the trade and resoui'ces of the spheres they represented. 



Emigration. 



27. The Standing Committee on Emigration which was constituted as the outcome 

 of a Conference of all Societies interested in Emigration has held periodical meetings 

 throughout the year, which have been presided over by His Grace the Duke of Marl- 

 borough, K.G., the Chairman of the Committee. The work accomplished embraces 

 the issue of a Report, which was printed and circulated amongst the delegates to the 

 Imperial Conference, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Local Government 



' Board, and the various Societies engaged in Emigration work, and was formally 

 presented by a deputation to the Prime Minister. 



The following are the principal recommendations made by the Committee : — 



1. That the Imperial Conference should give the fullest consideration to the 

 problems of Emigxation within the Empire. 



2. That official recognition should be given to the large number of private voluntary 

 societies which are to-day engaged in the work of Emigration in the United 

 Kingdom, and that an Ofiicial Committee should be constituted repre- 

 sentative of the private emigration societies, to which the Government 

 should nominate a Chairman representative of the chief Departments 

 concerned and other persons having special knowledge of the subject of 

 emigration, and for whose staff and administrative expenses it should pay. 



3. That grants in aid shovild be given to this Official Emigration Committee for 

 distribution to such private societies by f&r capita grants in approved cases. 



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