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

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904 THE FEDERATIONS AND THE UNION [PART IV goods coming in from without, thus obviating those differen- tial rates of which Queensland complained so bitterly in the Railway Border Tax Act, 1893. No steps have ever been taken to set this commission on foot. It was, however, proposed by Mr. Deakin in his policy of conciliation with the states, which dominated the session of 1909 in preparation for the general election in 1910, that the Commission should be used to assist in a settlement of the very vexed question of the industrial regulation by the Commonwealth. It was proposed that the Commission should have power to interfere when, by the determination of the authorities on such subjects in one state, in another state matters should be unfairly affected—for example, if in New South Wales the wages in one trade were fixed at nine shillings a day, and if the same trade in Victoria paid only sight shillings a day, the Commission would have had power to increasethe rate in Victoria to such a figure as corresponded in the circumstances with the New South Wales figure ; but vhis proposal never became law, and the general election of 1910 brought in a party determined to arrange matters by a more energetic propaganda.l S. 105 allowed the Commonwealth to take over the debts of the states as existing at the establishment of the Common- wealth, or a proportionate part according to population, and to convert, renew, or consolidate such debts or part thereof, and the states were to indemnify the Commonwealth for the interest payable in respect of the debts, the sums due being deducted from the amounts payable as surplus revenue, or if there were no surplus revenue, or if it were insufficient, the whole amount to be made good by the state. This clause has figured in all the discussions for the alteration of the Braddon clause, and in 1909 it was amended to apply to all the debts of the states, and not merely those existing at federation. This amendment of the Constitution was carried everywhere, except in New South Wales, and the * Harrison Moore, op. eit., p. 576, note 1; Commonwealth Parl. Pap., 1909, No. 60. The defeat of the referenda has seen the proposal revived and favourably viewed by New South Wales and Victoria.

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