1544 IMPERIAL UNITY [PART VIII
That in order to secure justice and protection for wives and
children who have been deserted by their legal guardian, either
in the United Kingdom or in any of the Dominions, reciprocal
legal provisions should be adopted in the constituent parts of
the Empire in the interest of such destitute and deserted
persons.’

(0) Recognition of Dominion and Imperial J udgements
Mr. Buxton on June 2 moved a resolution in favour of
considering to what extent arrangements could be made
between Great Britain and the Dominions with a view to
the enforcement in one part of the Empire of commercial
arbitration awards given in another part.
After explaining the principle of the resolution he suggested
that it should be referred to a committee on which the
Attorney-General would attend.
Dr. Findlay, on behalf of New Zealand, supported the
resolution on the ground that it was not right that on these
matters the Dominions and Great Britain should be on no
closer footing than foreign countries, and the resolution was
accordingly referred to a committee.
In committee 2 the matter unexpectedly developed. It
was explained that an arbitration award became enforceable
on an order of a judge, and from this result the view
developed that all judicial awards might be rendered enforceable
 on order of a judge elsewhere in the Dominions.
Ultimately, in the full Conference on June 16 a resolution
(xxv) was adopted, * That the Imperial Government should
consider in concert with the Dominion Governments whether
and to what extent and under what conditions it is practicable
and desirable to make mutual arrangements with a view to
the enforcement in one part of the Empire of judgements
and orders of the Courts of Justice in another part, including
judgements or orders for the enforcement of commercial
conciliation awards.” The Commonwealth and the Canadian
representatives made it clear that they could only recom-'
 Parl. Pap., Cd, 5745, pp. 160-2; 5746-1, pp. 119-37.
© Cd. 5745, pp. 316-22. 3 Thid., pp. 425, 426.