troops and units, in other words examining the means of war, or, more correctly speaking, the means of peace. We may thus in a sense be celebrating the Dussehra festival to-day by examining the means of Defence of our Empire. Friends, I wish you all in the name of my country as an Indian, in the name of the Princes as one of their Order, our cordial and sincere Dussehra greetings to each and all of you. Let us hope that this quiet, almost unostentatious, work that we are doing, or trying to do, will lead to co-ordination and co-operation of all the forces of the Empire to secure real peace, not only within, but also without. APPENDIX VIII. REPLY FROM HIS MAJESTY THE KING, EMPEROR OF INDIA, TO THE ADDRESS FROM THE CONFERENCE. IT has been a great satisfaction to the Queen and myself to receive from the Prime Minister of Great Britain the Address presented by the Members of the Imperial Conference at the close of their sessions. We thank you most cordially for these inspiring words. The last few weeks have given me a happy opportunity to renew personal touch with some of my Ministers from the Overseas Dominions, and of making the acquaintance of others on whom their present high responsibilities have fallen since the last Conference. As Emperor of India, I welcome the Members of the Conference from that great country. I know that its many peoples will rejoice that the problems brought on their behalf to the attention of the Conference have been dealt with so fully and sympathetically. No one can follow closely, as I have done, the work of successive Conferences without realising the immense value of such Meetings. First comes the spread of mutual knowledge of the conditions obtaining in all parts of the Empire, then the increase of good feeling that springs naturally from such knowledge, and, lastly, the hearty desire to co-operate in strengthening the bonds which unite us, so that, however distracted the world may be, the British Commonwealth shall stand steadfast and undismayed. I thank you one and all for your labours. I am confident that these will redound to the security, happiness and prosperity of all the nations and peoples of my Empire. November 14, 1923. GEORGE R.I. SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS. Presented to Parliament by Command of His Majesty. TR011 LONDON: PRINTED & PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased through any Bookseller or directly from H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE at the following addresses: Imperial House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2, and 28 Abingdon Street, London, S.W.1; York Street, Manchester; 1 St. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff; or 120 George Street, Edinburgh. 1923 Price 6. Net. Cmd. 1990. CONTENTS. 1. Oversea Settlement within the Empire 2. Co-operation in Financial Assistance to Imperial Development (A.)-Imperial Co-operation in respect of Commercial Intelli gence (i.) Commercial Diplomatic and Consular Services ... ... tion Awards ... ... ... ... (D.)-Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments, including Arbitra (E.)—Imperial Co-operation with Reference to Patents, Designs (i.) Valuation of Goods for Customs Duty Purposes (ii.) International Conference on Customs Formalities (H.)-Empire Currency and Exchange (J.)-Co-operation for Technical Research and Information ... 5. Imperial Policy with Regard to the Import and Export of Livestock 678 8 Page 3 3 46 SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS. THE full report of the proceedings of the Imperial Economic Conference will be presented to Parliament as soon as practicable, and will include a record of the discussions partly in the form of verbatim extracts from the speeches and partly in the form of précis, together with copies of documents, such as Memoranda and Reports of Committees of the Conference which are of sufficient importance or general public interest to warrant their publication. In the meantime the Conference have thought it desirable to issue the following Resolutions adopted by them under various headings of their Agenda. The great bulk of these Resolutions, together with the tenour of the discussions leading up to them, have already been published in the Press from time to time during the sitting of the Conference. RESOLUTIONS. 1. OVERSEA SETTLEMENT WITHIN THE EMPIRE. It was decided to adopt the following Resolution : This Imperial Economic Conference approves the Report of the Committee appointed to consider questions relating to oversea settlement. The Conference endorses the recommendations of the Committee and notes with satisfaction the arrangements as recorded in the Report which have been arrived at, or are in contemplation, with a view to improving the facilities for settlement within the Empire. The Conference takes this opportunity of reaffirming its sense of the importance of the policy of oversea settlement to the well-being of the Empire. 2. CO-OPERATION IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPERIAL DEVELOPMENT. It was agreed that the Scheme recommended by the Committee on Co-operation in Financial Assistance to Imperial Development be adopted. The Report of the Committee reads as follows: The Committee on Financial Co-operation recommends for adoption by the Conference the following scheme which was submitted to the Committee by the representatives of His Majesty's Government. The suggestion which the Imperial Government make is that in order to facilitate the anticipation of work which otherwise would not be taken in hand for some years they should give a contribution towards the interest charges on loans raised for capital expenditure of this kind by public utility undertakings (viz., communications, power lighting, *The Report will be included in a Blue Book which will be shortly presented to Parliament. Wt. 24877/480 2M 1/24 F.O P. [11129] B 2 |