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-

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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

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

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OHAP, X] MILITARY AND NAVAL DEFENCE 1249 the responsibly governed Colonies should bear the expenses of their own internal defences, and ought to assist in their own external defence. It was not then insisted, as might have been expected, that they should not only bear the expenses but also make arrangements by the raising of forces locally to maintain internal peace and good order. But one followed naturally from the other. In 1863 the Governors of the Australasian Colonies were informed by the Imperial Government ! that it was not intended longer to maintain at Imperial expense the garrisons in these Colonies, and that if in the future these garrisons were kept there it would be necessary that the Governments should pay for them at rates specified in the Secretary of State’s dispatch. The result of this procedure was not long delayed, and the [mperial garrisons were rapidly withdrawn from the Austra- lasian Colonies and Newfoundland, the last of the forces leaving in 1869 and 1870. The barracks, fortifications, and land and arms and munitions in actual use were handed over free of cost, subject only to promises of reimburse- ment if it were in the future necessary to send Imperial forces to those Colonies. There was a short interval before any regular forces were organized, but a report in 1876 by Sir W. Jervois and Lieutenant-Colonel Scratchley on the fortifications of Australia led to action, and gradually forces both regular and militia were created in all the Australasian Colonies, though Newfoundland still remains without such forces. In 1877 the possibility of war with Russia had some effect on the increase of the number of the troops ; in 1883—4 militia as opposed to volunteer forces appeared; in 1889 Major-General Edwards reported on the defences of Australia, with the result that Sir H. Parkes decided to push forward federation as essential, and the need of defence was one of the reasons which caused the Australian Colonies to ' See Parl. Pagp., C. 459, pp. 2, 3. * Cf. Earl Grey, Colonial Policy, i. 3553-66, 260 seq. (Canada); Adderley, Jolonial Policy, pp. 44, 45, 53, 380-94 ; Higinbotham, in Morris’s Memoir, pp. 204-9; Jebb, Colonial Nationalism, pp. 103 seq.; Ewart, Kingdom of Canada, pp. 169-213; Rusden, Australia, iii. 400; Commonwealth Official Year Book, ii. 1075-80; iv. 1074-1.

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