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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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

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part VIII. Imperial unity and imperial co-operation

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1472 IMPERIAL UNITY [PART VIII Powers. The only freedom which the Admiralty desired was freedom so as best to protect Australia, not as best to pro- tect other parts of the Empire. The Conference, after hearing Mr. Goschen, held that the statement of the First Lord of the Admiralty with reference to the Australian squadron was most satisfactory, and the Premiers of Australasia favoured the continuance of the Australian squadron under the terms of the existing agreement. All the Australian Premiers except Mr. Kingston supported the resolution, and he declined to vote pending further consideration of a scheme which he put before the Conference for the establishment of a branch of the Royal Naval Reserve in Australia. The Premier of the Cape announced that in pursuance of the resolution passed by the Legislature of that Colony in favour of a contribution towards the navy, he was prepared to offer, on behalf of the Colony, an unconditional contribution of the cost of a first-class battleship, an offer later changed into an annual contribution of £30.000. to which Natal added £12,000 a year. Various minor matters were discussed, and the Secretary of the Colonial Defence Committee pointed out to the various Colonial Premiers the steps which were required, in the opinion of the Committee, to complete preparations for any emergency. The Premiers undertook to consider the views expressed by the Committee, and it was also agreed to consider the suggestion made for an occasional interchange of military units between the Mother Country and the Colonies. § 4. Tur CorLoNIAL CONFERENCE OF 1902 The next Colonial Conference was held in 1902 on the occasion of His Majesty’s Coronation! The subjects indi- cated in the invitation to the delegates—in this case the Prime Ministers®>—were the political and commercial relations of the Empire and its naval and military defence, but the Colonies were asked to make suggestions of other subjects. As in the case of 1897 the proceedings were treated as confi- * See Parl. Pap., Cd. 1299 ; Jebb, Imperial Conference, i. 339-77. * Canadian and Australian ministers also attended on their special topics only.

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