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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1276 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [PART Vv would be discharged beyond the limits of Colonial waters ; and I thought it advisable to invite the Admiralty to make a further reference to the Law Officers respecting Colonial vessels intended for harbour defence or other local services to be performed entirely within the waters of a Colony. An opinion was received that Colonies possessing responsible government are at liberty independently of an Act of the Imperial Parliament to provide and equip armed vessels for harbour defence, and police and other like purposes within, and their use being limited to, the waters of such Colonies respectively ; and the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have informed me that they would be prepared to sanction the use of the blue ensign (with the badge of the Colony thereon) and the blue pendant by vessels armed and fitted for harbour defence, police, or other like purposes within the territorial waters of the Colony, pro- vided that such vessels are commanded by officers holding Commissions from the Governor or Government of the Colony. 10. I have thought that the above information may be of service to your ministers, and I shall be glad if you will rommunicate this dispatch to them. Later Orders in Council of December 30, 1884, and January 24, 1885, were issued to approve the maintenance of the Pro- fector by the South Australian Government under Act. No. 307, 1884, and of the Gayundah by the Queensland Govern- ment under Act No. 27 of 1884. But in the main the further vessels equipped by the Colonies were equipped under the zeneral legislative power of the Colonies for local defence. [n 1900 under ss. 6 and 7 of the Act of 1865 a gunboat, its crew, and volunteers, were accepted for service in China. In 1887 some further steps were taken to secure the defence of Australia.! It was then agreed at the Colonial Conference of that year, that it would be right and proper for the Colonial Governments to make a contribution towards the cost of the maintenance on the Australian Station of an impor- tant force, in addition to what forces would normally be stationed there in the interests of Imperial defence. It was agreed that an auxiliary squadron should be created bo consist of five fast (7.500 horse-power) third-class cruisers t See Imperial Act 51 & 52 Vict. ¢. 32; Quick and Garran, Constitution of Commonwealth, pp. 116, 562 ; Parl. Pap., C. 5091, pp. 489-511,

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