Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 1)

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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-

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Identifikator:: 1896934455

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-236504

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

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 1

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: LI, 568 Seiten

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part II. The executive Government

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CHAP. 1] THE GOVERNOR 85 subject to his appointment meeting the approval of persons at a distance who could have no knowledge of his capacities for the post. The Government of Queensland put in a strong reply to the request for information of the grounds on which the refusal to accept Sir H. Blake was based : they said that his previous experience, one year in Newfoundland, was no recommendation : the Governor must be, as well as an Imperial officer, a person acceptable to the Colonial Government with which he must work and which paid his salary. On the other hand, in a discussion in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on November 16, 1888, the Premier declared himself opposed to any attempt to secure a voice in the selection of Governors. The Government of South Australia, however, on November 21 sent home a telegram in which they disclaimed the right to appoint a Governor, but pointed out very effectively the advantages of their being consulted in advance as to the selection, in which case they could bring forward any serious objection—and no other objection would be alleged. They also offered to suggest a name if the Imperial Government wished. New South Wales chimed in on November 22 by sending an address from the Legislative Assembly, in which they asked that no future Governor should be sent out who had not held high political office in the United Kingdom, or been in Parliament. They also added that it would be in accordance with the consti- tutional privileges of the Colonies if the name of any intended appointee were communicated to the Colonial Government. Sir H. Blake solved the question by resigning, but on July 8, 1889, Lord Knutsford explained to all the Australian States and New Zealand his views on the matter. After re- ferring to the protests of the three Colonies he proceeded :— Of the remaining Australasian Colonies under Responsible Government, Victoria has declared strongly against any communications with the Colonial Ministers in regard to the selection of the Governor, and the Governments of New Zealand and Tasmania have made no representation on the subject to Her Majesty’s Government. I may add that t Parl. Pap., C. 5828, p. 20.

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