The other was in the following terms: "That the Imperial Economic Committee shall continue on its present basis with the following! general reference: firstly, to complete a sories of investigations into the marketing of Empire foodstuffs in Britain and, while that work is proceeding, secondly, to forward for consideration of the various Governments concerned a list of raw] materials for possible further marketing inquiries and suggestions for! the preparation and circulation of brief preliminary surveys as sug-
Note of the recent developments of effective organization within th Empire was exemplified by the standing committee on Empire forestry by the Imperial Forestry Institute and the Empire Forestry Association and special attention was drawn to the need for ce-opera. tion in all lines of forest research.
'The Conference accepted the committee's proposals that the important question of constituting an Empire forestry board should be: referred to the Empire Forestry' Conference in 1928. The Conference is to be held in Australia and in New Zealand and the Prime Miniters of those countries declared that everything possible would be done by them to facilitate its work, The general economic sub-eommittee made a report upon the sub-Ject of immunity of enterprises from. taxation.
The Conference will hold two meetings to-morrow and a further meeting on Monday. Its work will be completed on Tuesday.
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