Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 2)

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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:: 1896935052

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-238139

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

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 2

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XI Seiten, Seiten 570-1100

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part IV. The federations and the union // Chapter I. The dominion of Canada

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CHAP, I} THE DOMINION OF CANADA 759 the Imperial Government to insist on a doubling of the sums provided for the provinces. On the other hand, the Dominion Government wanted to assert the finality of the measure by inserting provisions that the settlement should be final, but this was not done by the Imperial Government, on the ground that such a provision in an Imperial Act had no validity, as what one parliament could do the next could obviously undo. Moreover, a letter was sent to the Premier in which the Imperial Government recognized that the federation of Canada was a compact, and that therefore alteration of it by an Imperial Act was only justifiable if all parties were in effect agreed : but this was so in this case, and British Columbia would not wish to delay the payment to the other provinces of their increased grants under the new scheme. But British Columbia still hopes to obtain better terms. The British North America Act? provided that there should be free admission of articles, the growth or produce or manufacture of any of the provinces, into the other provinces, although otherwise the duties levied by each province were to remain unchanged until they were altered by the Canadian Parliament. Goods which had paid duty in one province could, however, be imported into another on payment of the difference (if any) between the two duties. The Province of New Brunswick was, however, allowed 3 to maintain and reduce its lumber dues, but not to increase them. No lands or property belonging to Canada or a pro- vince could be taxed by either the provinces or the federation. All the remaining revenues of the provinces and all revenues raised under the powers granted by s. 92 of the Act were to form a consolidated revenue fund liable to appropriation by the Provincial Legislature. § 8. TREATY AND OTHER MATTERS The Act contains also in part ix certain miscellaneous provisions rendered necessary by the transfer. The officers ! Canadian Annual Review, 1908, p. 524 ; British Columbia Sess. Pap. 1907, D. 1; 1908, C. 1. * 88. 121-3. ? 5.124. The Treaty of Washington rendered it necessary to buy out bhese rights, and the Dominion did so; see 36 Vict. ¢. 41.

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