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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1324 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [PART V a special term of residence, especially in regard to the franchise ! and old-age pensions, and the declaration that every person naturalized in a Colony was a British subject all the world over would have nothing but an excellent effect.’ Local legislation as to naturalization differs substantially from British merely in the length of time required ere naturalization takes effect; thus in Canada a period of three years is required, while in New Zealand the time is left to the discretion of the authorities ; in the Cape it used to vary from time to time, but was very short. In addition in Australia there was a colour bar against naturalization, which of course is not English, and with federation each state has a separate system, just as in Canada until 1867. By Act No. 4 of 1910 the legislation of the Union of South Africa is made uniform, but natives are not usually naturalized, the matter being one of discretion. There has been desultory discussion of the possibility of establishing a naturalization which would have Imperial validity on condition of complying with Imperial conditions ; such naturalization would be in addition to the still limited local naturalization, and would be a special advantage ; but though the scheme is not unpromising, it may be noted that it would cause trouble to a man who had already naturalized himself to get a second certificate, and that a further compli- cation of a tiresome and obscure question is to be deprecated. It may be added that the Governors of British Colonies are allowed by the Actof 1870 to grant certificates of re-admission to British nationality in the cases contemplated in the Act; such re-admission has Imperial validity, There are all sorts of Acts applying to the Colonies which are not exercises of legislative authority with regard to the Colonies at all, but are legislation with regard to things in the United Kingdom, provided things in the Dominions are ! See Part III, chap. v; Parl. Pap., Cd. 5273, pp. 155, 156. * The question was considered at the Imperial Conference of 1911. See Parl. Pap., Cd. 3524, pp. 62-1569, for the draft Bill to consolidate and amend the Imperial Act. This contemplated a grant of Imperial natu- ralization in a Colony if substantially similar conditions to those enforced in England were fulfilled ; Journ. Soc. Comp. Leg., xvii. 135-41.

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