First Colonial Conference

Among other things discussed, the colonies in Australia and New Zealand agreed to pay £126,000 per annum towards the Royal Navy to help pay for Britain's naval deployments in the Pacific. In exchange, however, the British govennment agreed not to reduce its Pacific Squadron without colonial consent.

A proposal to lay a cable between Vancouver and Australia was approved. A Resolution to extend the Queen's title to "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland, and the Colonies, and all Dependencies thereof, and Empress of India" was also adopted.

References

• Hansard [[25 March] 1887 ]
• 1887 - Colonial Conference, London

See also

• Imperial Conference