Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1896935311

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-237672

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 3

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XII Seiten, Seiten 1102-1670

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part VIII. Imperial unity and imperial co-operation

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1500 IMPERIAL UNITY [PART VIII forward any subjects for discussion was that in his opinion there was sufficient work left over from the last Conference to occupy fully the time of the new Conference, and that his Government had therefore thought it advisable not to bring forward new subjects, which would diminish the chance of the old questions still in debate being successfully disposed of. He stated that his Government still adhered to their determination to secure, if possible, the carrying out of the project of the All-Red Route. So far as communications across the Atlantic were concerned, he did not doubt that the matter could be arranged ; the difficulty lay in the question of the Pacific and in the attitude of Australia towards the scheme. So far it did not appear that any scheme which could conveniently be produced would shorten appreciably the time taken between England and Australia, and unless this could be done it was doubtful whether the Australian Government could be persuaded to spend money on the service. Moreover, their closer commercial relations with New Zealand rendered Australia more unwilling to do any- thing to facilitate trade between the two Dominions; but he trusted that it would be found possible on the occasion of the meeting of the ministers at the Imperial Conference to arrange for some degree of preferential trade between Canada and Australia, a step which might be assumed to result in the increase of the willingness of Australia to assist in the estab- lishment of better communications between the Common- wealth and Canada. On this occasion Sir Wilfrid Laurier made no mention? of a question which he had raised previously? namely the question whether some recognition should not be given of the quasi-diplomatic status enjoyed in Canada and the other Dominions by Consuls-General and Consuls of the great Powers. The point has been discussed at considerable length in Canada, especially in connexion with the question of precedence. Consuls at present have no precedence of right, as they have no diplomatic status, and it has been brought ' The subject was not mentioned at the Conference at all. t See Canada House of Commons Debates, December 7, 1910, p. 978.

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