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drew up a report for Mr. Anderson embodying the suggestions to be laid before the 

 Trustees. 



The Committee was also consulted by Mr. W. H. Hayward, Member of the British 

 Columbia Parliament, who was in England during October, on the subject of child- 

 emigration to that Province, and the grounds were laid for closer co-operation between 

 the Mother Country and that very desirable home for children. 



The Council in its Keport for 1912 alluded with satisfaction to the appointment 

 of the Dominions Boyal Commission, and to the inclusion among its points of reference 

 of the subject of migration within the Empire. A deputation from the Standing 

 Committee which appeared before it tendered evidence on the migration of single 

 men and families, of single women, and of children, and amplifieci the views which the 

 Committee holds upon the subject generally and upon its control by some regular 

 authority. A definite scheme for closer co-operation between the Mother Country 

 and the Australian States was handed in, and it is gratifying to find that the Royal 

 Commission in its interim Report expresses views which accord with those put forward 

 by the Standing Committee. Australia and New Zealand are regarded as likely to 

 afford a satisfactory solution at no great cost of the important problem of finding 

 suitable work for youths whose environment in the Mother Country does not readily 

 lend itself to a profitable career. It should not be difficult to devise a scheme of co- 

 operation, and if the problem is attacked broadly and Imperially it should not be 

 beyond the resources of statesmanship to establish a system of equal benefit to both. 

 It is upon these lines that the work of the Standing Committee during the past year has 

 proceeded not only with regard to Australia but to other parts of the Empire as well. 



Gold Medal for Scientific Enquiry. 



22. In order to encourage scientific enc^uiry into Imperial problems, the Council 

 have offered a Gold Medal for the best Research Monograph on some subject bearing 

 directly upon the practical problem of the closer and permanent union of the Empire. 

 A grant of One Hundred Guineas goes with the Medal, together with Honorary Life 

 Fellowship of the Institute. The opportunity is open to British subjects in all parts 

 of the world. The subject for the first Monograph was " The interaction, if any, 

 between the economic interests of a State and its foreign relations, with special reference 

 to the question whether, or how far, the self-governing States of the British Empire 

 (with or without a more centralised system of governing than it now has) could co- 

 operate permanently for the purpose of defence without co-operating for the purpose 

 also of trade." Eleven Monographs have been received. The thanks of the Council 

 are due to Viscount Milner, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Sir Charles Lucas, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., 

 and Sir Harry Wilson, K.C.M.G., for having consented to act as judges. The result will 

 be announced as soon as possible. 



Essay Competition. 



23. With a view to stimulating amongst the rising generation an interest in the his- 

 tory, institutions, and resources of the various countries which constitute the Empire, 

 the Council have offered prizes to young men and women undergoing education in the 

 universities and schools of the United Kingdom for essays on subjects of Imperial 

 concern. The subject selected for the Competition for 1913 was " The Meaning of 

 British Imperialism." Thirteen essays were received from universities and twenty-six 

 from various schools. The prize winners in the University Section are Mr. T. G 



