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

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

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crap. 1] THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 797 regarding the arrest of deserters from merchant vessels. The Governor-General was requested by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to inquire into the matter and to report the result! The Commonwealth Government asked the Government of South Australia for a report, but that Government replied that the constitutional means of obtain- ing information on the matter was through the Governor of South Australia, and that the Commonwealth Government had no jurisdiction as to the conduct of South Australian officials. The officer administering the Government of South Australia reported the position by telegraph on September 18, 1902,2 to the Secretary of State, who at once asked the South Australian Government for the information desired with regard to the action of the officials in question, and for an expression of the opinion of the Government as to the channel of communication in matters affecting external affairs and the position of Consuls. On the other hand, the Government of the Commonwealth were of opinion that the case fell within the provisions of the constitution as affecting firstly external affairs; secondly, trade and com- merce with foreign states ; thirdly, navigation and shipping. They considered that the consular representative at Adelaide should have approached them and not the South Australian Government, and they suggested that consular representa- tives should be advised to come to the Governor-General direct in future through the Consul-General® They also proposed to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the incident. The Secretary of State, however, deprecated the proposal of a Royal Commission, and suggested that the matter should be fully discussed before any action with regard to the Consuls was taken. A full statement was accordingly received from the Acting-Governor of South Australia, expressing the views of ministers on the subject.’ The South Australian Government conceded that with regard to all matters connected with departments of Government ! See Parl. Pap., Cd. 1587. There is an able criticism in Harrison Moore, op. cit., pp. 348 seq. * Ibid, p. 1. } Thid., p. 2. ¢ Ibid. ¢ Ibid., pp. 7 seq.

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