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the Conference as important on this ground, I do not wish to minimise in any way the importance of the actual results which I believe we shall achieve. On the contrary it seems to me our proceedings have been most useful, and we shall have accomplished, when we have finished, some very important changes.
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER: I should like to say, Mr. Chamberlain, on the part of Canada that we would like to make certain propositions to the Conference, amongst others, on the subject of postal rates for newspapers and periodicals between the United Kingdom and the Colonies. I propose to bring up a discussion on that -the Post Office; and the embargo on Canadian cattle and perhaps one or two kindred questions.
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Sir EDMUND BARTON; I should like to hand in, Mr. Chamberlain, a draft resolution in regard to Army and Navy Supply Contracts in order that it may possibly be in the hands of members of the Conference before we meet again:
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"That the Premiers of the Self-Governing Colonies suggest that in all Army and Navy Contracts products of the Empire be preferred to "the products of foreign countries as far as practicable, and that tenders for all such contracts should be invited in the Colonies in explicit terms, and after full notice according to circumstances. They further suggest that notice of all tendere called for such contracts should be communicated not only to the public through the Press but "also to the several Colonial Governments through official channels."
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The SECRETARY OF STATE: I think, then, that having regard to these subjects which were not on the notice paper before, we shall have to have two meetings, and I would suggest, therefore, that our next meeting should be on Wednesday, when we shall take up the points which are referred to by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and, perhaps, collateral questions connected with military and naval defence, and that then, on Friday, we should have a concluding meeting, at which probably we could finally deal with what remains in con- nection with both commercial relations and naval and military defence. On Wednesday then, at 11 o'clock.
Sir ALBERT HIME: I shall be away on Wednesday, sir.
Mr. SEDDON: Wednesday will suit me.
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The SECRETARY OF STATE: We are getting very close to the time of separating.
Sir ALBERT HIME: Could you not make it Tuesday, sir? That would
suit me.
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The SECRETARY OF STATE: Tuesday and Friday?
Sir ALBERT HIME: Yes, that would suit me.
The SECRETARY OF STATE: If you please. Then Tuesday, at 11, for the next meeting.
(Adjourned till Tuesday next at 11 a.m.)
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EIGHTH DAY.
Tuesday, August 5th, 1902.
PRESENT:-
The Right Honourable J. CHAMBERLAIN, M.P., His Majesty's
Secretary of State for the Colonies.
The Right Honourable Sir Wilfrid Laurier, G.C.M.G.. Premier of
Canada. The Right Honourable Sir EDMUND BARTON, G.C.M.G., D.C.L., Premier
of Australia.
The Right Honourable R. J. SEDDON, Premier of New Zealand. The Honourable TROS. EKIN FILLER, for the Right Honourable Sir
J. GORDON SPRIGG, G.C.M.G., Premier of Cape Colony.
The Right Honourable Sir ALBERT HIME, K.C.M.G., Premier of Natal. The Right Honourable Sir ROBERT BOND, K.C.M.G., Premier of
Newfoundland.
The Earl of ONSLOW, G.C.M.G., Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
for the Colonies.
Sir M. F. OMMANNEY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Permanent Under-Secretary of
State for the Colonies.
Sir JOHN ANDERSON, K.C.M.G., Secretary.
PRESENT ALS0:—
The Right Honourable Sr. Jony BRODRICK, M.P.. His Majesty's Secretary
of State for War.
LORD STANLEY, Financial Secretary to the War Office.
MR. ARNOLD FORSTER, M.P., Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to
the Admiralty.
The Honourable SIR WILLIAM MULOCK, K.C.M.G.. Postmaster-General
for Canada.
The Honourable W. PATERSON, Minister of Customs for the Dominion of
Canada.
The Honourable W. S. FIELDING, Minister of Finance for the Dominion
of Canada.
The Honourable SIR FREDERICK BORDEN, K.C.M.G., Minister of Militia
and Defence for the Dominion of Canada.
SIR GEORGE MURRAY, K.C.B., The Secretary, The General Post Office.
The Right Honourable ROBERT WILLIAM HANBURY, M.P., President of the
Board of Agriculture.
MR. T. W. HOLDERNESS, C.S.1., for the India Office.
THE IMPORTATION OF CATTLE.
The SECRETARY OF STATE: Mr. Sedion is not here, but the first question on the paper is a resolution proposal by Canada with regard to the importation of cattle. That is really a question which has only arisen as between Canada and the Imperial Government, and which does not therefore, I think, some within the scope of the subjects which should be treated in full conference, and I have therefore to suggest to Sir Wilfrid
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