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mend this matter to the favourable consideration of the states 
and provinces, as their Parliaments had no power on this 
head. 
(p) International Exhibitions 
On June 2 Mr. Buxton! moved, and the Conference 
accepted his resolution, that the Imperial and Dominion 
Governments should consider in conjunction the question 
of the regulation of the conditions under which international 
exhibitions should receive support, with a view if possible to 
concerted action in the matter. 
He explained that at present the exhibitions interfered 
with one another and prevented anything satisfactory being 
done. 
(gq) Law of Conspiracy 
There was, on June 12, a brief discussion of the law of 
conspiracy, the Government of Australia having put down 
a resolution in favour of the submission of measures to 
Parliament for the prevention of acts of conspiracy to defeat 
or evade the law of any other part of the Empire. The 
resolution was not pressed by the Commonwealth Govern- 
ment, and eventually it was withdrawn on the understanding 
that the Imperial Government would communicate with the 
Crown Colonies and Protectorates to ascertain how far it 
would be possible for them to deal with the question raised 
by the Commonwealth Government by appropriate legisla- 
tion.2 
(ry Suez Canal Dues 
The old grievance of these dues® was brought up by 
Mr. Fisher on behalf of Australia, and it was accepted at 
once as valid by Mr. McKinnon Wood for the Imperial 
Government, which did not wish to put its interests as a 
shareholder above those of the shipping world, but the 
Imperial Government had only one-tenth representation, 
and could not force its views. Mr. Fisher’s resolution was 
accordingly recast to read (xxvi), ‘ That this Conference is 
of opinion that the dues levied upon shipping for using the 
Cd. 5745, pp. 170-2; 5746-1, pp. 205-8. 
' Thid., pp. 244-8. 2 Ibid., pp. 426-9.