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. V] TREATY RELATIONS 1121 to be their duty to use every effort to obtain an extension of the concession to the rest of the Empire, and in any case to ascertain as far as possible whether the other Colonies affected would wish to be made a party to the arrangement. In the event of this proving impossible, and of the result to the trade of the excluded parts of the Empire being seriously prejudicial, it would be necessary to consider whether it was desirable in the common interests to proceed with the negotia- tion. His Majesty’s Government recognize that they would not be justified in objecting to a proposal merely on the ground that it is inconsistent with the commercial and financial policy of the United Kingdom, but the guardianship of the coramon interests of the Empire rests with them, and they cannot in any way be parties to any arrangements detrimental to these interests as a whole. Inthe performance of this duty it may be necessary to require apparent sacrifices on the part of a Colony, but they are confident that their general policy in Colonial matters is such as to satisfy Colonial Governments that they would not interpose any difficulties without good reason in the way of any arrangements which a Colony may regard as likely to be beneficial to it. - All these matters have been carefully observed by Canada in commercial negotiations affecting the trade of that Dominion. All concessions made to foreign powers have been given to all the British Empire, and it was expressly stated by the Canadian Government in the Canadian House of Commons on J anuary 14,1908,that in drawing up the terms of the Treaty of 1907 they had aimed at securing that the preference given to France should as little as possible deal with articles in which there was a considerable trade between Great Britain and Canada, and that their aim was as far as possible to preserve the preference given to Great Britain while encouraging the trade with France.’ It might be added that the Canadian Government has maintained a similar principle, namely, that the United Kingdom should receive the benefits of any inter-colonial preference. * See the Report of the Royal Commission on Trade Relations between Canada and the West Indies, Cd. 5639, p. 21.

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