Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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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:: 1896935311

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-237672

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 3

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XII Seiten, Seiten 1102-1670

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part V. Imperial control over Dominion administration and legislation

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CHAP. VII] MERCHANT SHIPPING 1211 in greater simplification of shipping matters. On the con- brary, it would seem that further confusion would be inevi- table if the powers of these Dominions are extended. What does seem desirable is that some agreement should be come to between the Commonwealth and New Zealand with regard to conditions of shipping, and if possible some agree- ment with the United Kingdom. At present the existing legislative powers are tending to confusion and difficulty, and to add needlessly and without corresponding advantage to the problems of British shipping. In addition to the Act No. 36 of 1909 to amend the existing legislation (consolidated in 1908), which only received the royal assent in 1911, the New Zealand Parliament passed m 1910 a Shipping and Seamen Amendment Bill, which the Governor reserved, and which makes important modifi- cations in the existing law. By Clause 2 it is provided that the rate of wages prevailing in New Zealand shall be paid to all seamen on vessels plying or trading from New Zealand bo the Commonwealth of Australia and from New Zealand to the Cook Islands. By s. 3 it is provided that an extra tax of 25 per cent. of the amount of passage money or freight shall be levied on passenger tickets, bills of lading, or shipping documents issued in respect of vessels trading from New Zealand to the Commonwealth or the Cook Islands, if the vessels carry any Asiatics as part of the crew. These taxes will not, however, apply if these vessels comply with the provisions of s. 2 of the Act, that is to say, if all the crew, eluding Asiatics, are paid the New Zealand rate of wages. The Bill was introduced and passed very quickly through the Parliament without much discussion, in order to strengthen the hands of the Prime Minister at the Imperial Conference in 1911 in asking for extended powers for the Dominion in matters of merchant shipping.1 It was admitted by the Government in the course of the discussion that the legislation must be reserved for the royal assent, but it was contended that the legislation was similar in principle to that of the legislation of the Commonwealth, * Parl, Deb, cli, 839, 840; cliii, 695, 835, 836, 871.

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