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. 11] THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 783 Island, and it passed an address seeking for the extension of the number of representatives from each Colony except a Crown Colony, and by Order in Council of March 3, 1894, issued after addresses had been passed by the several Legislatures, the Crown increased the number to five from each Colony in place of the two originally provided. In 1895 there was no legislation, but resolutions were passed in favour of uniform company banking and quarantine legisla-~ tion, and of the appointment of a representative of the Australian bench on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. This was carried into effect after the passing of an Imperial Act by the elevation to that place of the Chief Justice of South Australia, the distinguished lawyer, Sir Samuel Way. In 1897 Acts were passed at the request of Victoria and Queensland, providing for the mutual recog- nition of naturalization, and on the request of all four Colonies for the enforcement of orders of the Supreme Courts for the production of testamentary instruments. Its last meeting was in January 1899 at Melbourne.! Meanwhile the movement for a true federation was actively proceeding. There had been repeated intercolonial con- ferences to discuss affairs of general interest since the beginning of Colonial responsible government, and, in addition to more formal ministerial conferences, experts met on technical points like military defence, postal arrange- ments, and so on. Defence 2 now intervened towards union, for in 1887 at the Colonial Conference in London, Australia, as a whole, definitely assumed responsibility for a subsidy of £226,000 a year towards the expense of a separate squadron onthe Australian station. It was, as regards military matters, ! The Council never showed any hostility to the movement for a real federation. ? In 1878 Lieutenant-General Sir W, Jervois reported on defence, with the result of increased expenditure and fortifications, In 1881 the Sydney Conference adopted responsibility for land defence, but thought the Imperial Government should accept responsibility for naval defence ; this, however, was considered unreasonable by Lord Carnarvon’s Royal Commission in a report of March 23, 1882. Tn 1885 Sir G. Tryon negotiated in Australia, with the result that in 1887 agreement was possible,

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