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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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 VIII. Imperial unity and imperial co-operation

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1466 IMPERIAL UNITY [PART VIII ap of companies, and the question was raised as to the best method of giving effect to Colonial wills! There were also raised the questions of the investment of trust funds in Colonial stock? stamp duties on the transfer of Colonial inscribed stock, a question on which some concession was made, the position of unclaimed dividends on Colonial stock, and questions as to dissolution and pardon which are noticed above. It was also considered whether the title of the Crown should not be changed so as to include a reference to the Colonies, but on reference to the Colonial Governments it was ascertained that there was no strong desire for this.3 Another subject which was raised was the question of the marriage of a deceased wife’s sister, but no result was arrived at then. In 1907, however, the matter was settled by the passing of the Imperial Act. § 2. Tue CorLoNIAL, CONFERENCE Or 1894 The next Colonial Conference—that of Ottawa in 1894— arose in the main out of proposals made in 1887 as to the laying of a cable to connect Australasia and Canada, and was hardly a full Colonial Conference. The invitation to the Conference was issued by the Canadian Government and not by the Colonial Office. There were present representatives of the Dominion of Canada, the Governments of New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New Zealand, and the Cape of Good Hope, and Lord J ersey represented Her Majesty's Government. The representation of the Cape gave much gratification, as the question of the cable had not specially referred to the Cape. The resolutions passed included the following : That provision should be made by Imperial legislation enabling the dependencies of the Empire to enter into agreements of commercial recipro- city, including power of making differential tariffs, with Great Britain or with one another.’ Secondly, That any ! See the Colonial Probates Act, 1892 (55 Vict. c. 6). * Arranged in 1900 ; see Parl. Pap., H. L. 189, 1877; C, 6278 (1890-1) ; H. I. 169, 1892; H. C. 276, 1893; H. C. 300, 1900. * It was altered in 1901; see Cd. 708; 1 Edw. VIL. c. 15.

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