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 II. The commonwealth of Australia

Collection:: Economics Books

364 THE FEDERATIONS AND THE UNION [PART IV Powers Bill, expressly admitted that some alteration was necessary in view of the decision! He moved, therefore, as an amendment to the Legislative Powers Bill, a provision in favour of the maintenance of the industrial clauses of the Constitution, subject, however, to the Commonwealth having power to regulate the conditions of employment in all industries which were federal in operation, or which could not be effectually regulated by any one state, and further to enable the Inter-State Commission to prevent and remove anfair competition between the same industries carried on n different states, and some such solution seems necessary. The question of the power of the Commonwealth Parlia- ment as regards land taxation was discussed at great length in 1910 on the Land Taxes Acts of the Government. These Acts are simply and solely measures for taxation, for their end is not revenue but the breaking up of large estates? and their validity has been contested before the High Court on the broad ground that they interfere with the control by the states of their land policy, and are not really taxing Acts at all, but the Court unanimously rejected this view. It may also be mentioned that a proposal to establish a central agricultural bureau has caused some annoyance in the states, and there has been friction with Western Australia over the refusal of the States Government to allow prison warders to remain members of the Commonwealth defence forces.t The validity of the state inspection laws and laws against plant disease importation has also been discussed,’ and as regards inter-state importation are seemingly quite ralid. ' Parliamentary Debates, 1910, p. 5035. Contrast the view of Sir J. Quick, at p. 4935. * Senator Vardon, ibid., p. 5566, suggested the title Land Confiscation Bill, which the President ruled out of order. See Osborne v. The Common- wealth, in Sydney Morning Herald, June 1, 1911. ! See Commonwealth Parliamentary Debates, 1910, pp. 4218 seq. * Ibid., pp. 4747 seq., 5701, 5892, 6203; Western Australia Parliamentary Debates, 1910, pp. 1448 seq., 1498. * See Sir J. Quick, Commonwealth Parliamentary Debates, 1910, p. 407 ; opinion of Mr. Glynn, A.G., in Parl. Pap., 1909, No. 63, on South Australian Proclamation as to erape vines. August 14. 1909. under the

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