The programme of the Institute is continuous over a term of years, and falls into three natural ivisions—those of research, inform. Jation, and discussion, This _pro-Jgramme has originated out of the fealtural, political and economic pressure of the diverse populations fof the Pacific, one upon the other. Particular care is taken to keep the agenda of the biennial conferences flexible, in order to accommodate the inclusion of unforeseen issues and to reflect as accurately and as fally as possible the thoughts of the groups represented at the con-florence, Preliminary agenda plans. fare in all cases the result of a prolonged exchange of opinion between the Central Secretariat and the national groups. The actual Programme is built up from day to day as the conference progresses. In this development a balance between political, economic and cultural subjects is sought, The topics which have emerged from a long period of group conssultations as the most significant for discussion in 1929 are indicated in the following tentative agenda for this year's conference. Details, as well as the possible inclusion of issues which may later arise, are eft to be determined by the International programme Committee at Kyoto.
By common consent, the several [problems arising from the uneven distribution of population and food have emerged at the top The issues to which world's economies to-day, and view-in conjunction with the new American tariff the practice of American consolidation may have much more bearing upon Great Britain's export trade than may at first sight appear. they give rise are perhaps not as controversial and in some respects not as argent as the next group of topics, relating to the political and economic rehabilitation of China, and in particular the international problems which centre int the
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