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 VIII. Imperial unity and imperial co-operation

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1476 IMPERIAL UNITY [PART VIII At present the resolutions of the Conferences were left to be carried out in such manner as the Governments concerned thought fit, and a permanent commission would serve a useful purpose in preparing matters for the Conference and examin- ing matters referred to it by the Conference. Moreover, such a permanent body would avoid the necessity of having Conferences ad hoc, which took a long time to bring together. It was, therefore, suggested for consideration that His Majesty should be advised to appoint a commission of a more permanent kind to discharge, in respect to matters of joint concern, the same functions as both in the United Kingdom and the Colonies were wont to be discharged by royal commissions or departmental committees. The com- mission would only act upon references made either by the Imperial Council at its meetings or at any time by His Majesty’s Government together with one or more of the Colonial Governments. Its functions would be of a purely consultative and advisory character, and would not, supersede but supplement those of the Colonial Office. The Commis- sion might be constituted at first for a term of years, and then, if it were found to be useful and successful, it could be renewed. The Commission would, it was proposed, consist of a permanent nucleus of members nominated, in a certain proportion, by His Majesty’s Government and the Colonial Governments, but there should be power to the Commission to obtain the appointment of additional members, when necessary, for the purpose of making special inquiries. The persons appointed by the several Governments to be per- manent members of the Commission would, no doubt, be men of business or of official experience, and their remunera- tion would rest with the Governments which they respectively represented. The Commission should have an office in London, as the most convenient centre, and an adequate secretarial staff, the cost of which His Majesty's Government would be willing to defray. It would probably be convenient that the Secretary of the Commission should also act as Secretary to the Imperial Council when it met, He would be responsible

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