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of which are subjects or citizens of a country of the union, or
bona fide residents in such a country.
Steps were taken in accordance with the fifth resolution
of the Conference to pass new Orders in Council respecting
appeals from the Supreme Courts of New Zealand, the six
Australian states, the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Bruns-
wick, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, British Columbia,
Alberta, and Saskatchewan, while Orders in Council respect-
ing procedure were passed in respect of the Commonwealth
of Australia and the Union of South Africa.l
In accordance with the wishes of the Conference of 1907,
steps were taken for the appointment of Trade Commissioners
in the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia,
the Dominion of New Zealand, and the Union of South
Africa, and a paid correspondent of the Board of Trade was
appointed in Newfoundland. These officers perform with
regard to matters of trade much the same functions as are
performed by His Majesty’s consuls in foreign countries.
Steps were taken to secure greater uniformity in the laws
of the Dominions with regard to trade marks and patents.®
Moreover, the trade statistics of the Dominions were modified
with a view to showing more clearly the trade with the
United Kingdom, British possessions, and foreign countries.
Uniformity in company law’ was in part effected by
legislation in the Transvaal in 1909 (No. 31), in Victoria in
1910 (No. 2293), and in British Columbia in 1910 (c. 7).
Moreover, the Imperial legislation was consolidated in 1908,
the New Zealand in the same year, and the Dominion Govern-
ments have under consideration the question of assimilating
their legislation to that Act.® Arrangements were made to
hold a subsidiary conference with regard to reciprocity in
the examination and authorization of survevors throughout
* Parl. Pap., Cd. 5273, pp. 26-41. ? Tbid., pp. 43-60; 4917.
* Ibid., pp. 66-85. ¢ Ibid., pp. 86-113. Ibid., pp. 113-24.
} The Commonwealth has under the Constitution of 1910 no general
legislative powers regarding companies, The referendum of April 26,
1911, proposed to take such powers, but it was rejected (above, Part IV,
chap. ii),
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