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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oHAP. x] MILITARY AND NAVAL DEFENCE 1287 ‘The House will cordially approve of any necessary expenditure designed to promote the speedy organization of a Canadian Naval Service in co-operation with, and in close relation to, the Imperial Navy along the lines suggested by the Admiralty at the last Imperial Conference, and in full sympathy with the view that the Naval supremacy of Britain is essential to the security of commerce, the safety of the Empire, and the peace of the world. The House expresses its firm conviction that whenever the need arises the Canadian people will be found ready and willing to make any sacrifice that is required to give to the Imperial authori- ties the most loyal and hearty co-operation in every move- ment for the maintenance of the integrity and honour of the Empire. Resolution ends. I understand that the Dominion Government proposes that its Defence Ministers should come here at an early date to confer with the Imperial Naval and Military Authorities apon technical matters arising upon that Resolution. ‘His Majesty’s Government have also before them recent patriotic proposals made by Australia and New Zealand, proposals most highly appreciated by the Mother Country, and demanding very cordial and careful consideration both as to principle and detail. ‘T desire, therefore, to commend to you the following important suggestion, namely, that a Conference of represen- tatives of the self-governing Dominions convened under the terms of Resolution I of the Conference of 1907, which provides for such subsidiary conferences, should be held in London early in July next. The object of the Conference would be to discuss the general question of Naval and Military Defence of the Empire with special reference to the Canadian Resolution, and to the proposals from New Zealand and Australia to which I have referred. ‘I assume that as the consultation would be generally upon technical or quasi-technical naval and military matters the other governments of the self-governing Dominions would elect to be represented as in the case of Canada by their Ministers of Defence, or failing them by some other member of the Government assisted by expert advice, but it is entirely for the Government of [the Commonwealth] [New Zealand] [Cape Colony] [Newfoundland] to decide the precise form of its representation. ‘The Conference would, of course, be of a purely consulta- tive character, it would be held in private, and its delibera- tions would be assisted by the presence of members of the

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