§ 47. Sir J. D. REESasked whether, when the Imperial Trade Commission takes evidence, the trade of India, our only Empire, will be excluded from consideration?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe resolution of the Imperial Conference, in accordance with which the Royal Commission has been appointed, related to the natural resources and trade of the parts of the Empire represented at the conference. In so far as the trade of those parts of the Empire is concerned with the other parts of the Empire and with foreign countries, it is for the Commission itself to determine what evidence it will take.
§ Sir J. D. REESIf India is excluded, should not the title "Imperial" be deleted? Can it properly stand when India is excluded from the purview of the inquiry?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThis was a Commission appointed in pursuance of the unanimous resolution of the Imperial Conference.
§ Sir J. D. REESIs it not the case that the recommendation of the Imperial Conference did not exclude India, but that it was arranged by the Ministers who sat at the conference?