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

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1506 IMPERIAL UNITY [PART VIII of members of the House of Commons in favour of steps being taken to associate the Dominions with the conduct of Imperial affairs? From the Imperial point of view the authority of the Government of the United Kingdom would be hopelessly impaired by the creation of the new Council, and from the point of view of the Dominions the new Council would inter- fere with their self-government. The resolutions proposed by the Government of New Zealand for the reconstruction of the Colonial Office were not formally moved by Sir Joseph Ward, because, with his permis- sion, the Secretary of State for the Colonies,? with a view to abbreviating the discussion, put forward certain suggestions of the Imperial Government with regard to the matter. Mr. Harcourt explained that the office was already in effect completely divided below the Permanent Under-Secretary of State. There were the Dominions Department and the Crown Colonies Department, and in common the General Department, including the legal branch, the registries, the library, the accounts branch, the copying branch, the printing branch, and honours, and similar questions. The Imperial Government were prepared to create two Permanent Under-Secretaries if desired, but for office purposes it would be difficult, and again, the only person, if the change were made, who had experience of the Dominions and Crown Colonies work would be the political chief. Moreover, it would no doubt be desired by both Australia and New Zealand that the Dominions Under-Secretary should have knowledge of the work in the Pacific and in the South ‘African Protectorates, and even Canada was interested in the West Indies® Then as regards the Secretariat, there * See House of Commons Debates, April 19, 1911, xxiv. 957 seq. Special stress was laid in this somewhat academic discussion on the advantages of a full explanation of foreign politics being made to the Prime Ministers of the Dominions. ® Cd. 5745, pp. 76 seq. * Cf. the proposal in Bahamas in 1911 for union with Canada, and the Royal Commission of 1910 for the consideration of the relations of Canada and the West Indies ; see its Report in Cd. 5369, and cf. Cd. 5582, pp. 7,8; 4991, 5370, 5371. Canada and the West Indies co-operate in a steamer service for coods and mails : ef. Cd. 86. 3096.

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