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-

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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

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part IV. The federations and the union // Chapter II. The commonwealth of Australia

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cHAP. 1] THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 781 for a Council which should deal with marine defences, the relations of Australia with the Pacific Islands, the influx of criminals, quarantine, and generally whatever topics were referred to it by the Legislatures of the Colonies. It was agreed that they could not then recommend a true federation, but this Council would serve a useful purpose. In July and August 1884, all the Colonies except New South Wales * and New Zealand agreed to the measure and adopted addresses to the Imperial Government, asking for an Act which in 1885 became law as the Federal Council of Australasia Act? 48 & 49 Vict. c. 60). The functions accorded to this remarkable body were limited * and the essential and most curious feature of all ! Parkes had now definitely decided that federation should be allowed to come in a complete form, and that a Council would be a ‘rickety body ’. * Mr. James Bryce opposed the Bill in the Commons; Lord Carnarvon favoured it in the Lords. Leave was given to other Colonies to join, and the Crown was given power to increase the number of members, fixed at first at two for each self-governing and one for each Crown Colony. * It could legislate on the following subjects, and the Acts passed are mentioned in brackets :— 1. Relations of Australasia with the islands of the Pacific. 2. Prevention of the influx of criminals. 3. Fisheries in Australasian waters beyond territorial limits (51 Vict. No. 1, Queensland ; 52 Viet. No. 1, Westera Australia). 4. Service of civil process beyond the Colony in which it was issued (49 Vict. No. 3). 5. Enforcement of judgements of any Colony beyond its limits (49 Vict. No. 4; 54 Vict. No. 1; 60 Vict. No. 2). 6. Enforcement of criminal process beyond the Colony in which it was issued and extradition of offenders. 7. Custody of offenders on vessels belonging to the Colonial Governments beyond territorial limits. 8. Any matter referred to the Council by the Crown at the request of the Colonial Legislatures. 9. Any matter of general Australasian interest referred to the Council by two or more Legislatures (Garrisons of Thursday Island and King George’s Sound, 56 Vict. No. 1; and Naturalization, 60 Vict. No. 1). 10. Questions of the relations of two or more Colonies referred by the Governors with the assent of the Legislatures, Assent was to be expressed by the Governor of the Colony where the

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