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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CHAP. III] THE CONFERENCE OF 1911 1519 obligations of old treaties; he recognized that the Govern- ment in commercial treaties never now bound the Dominions without consultation, and that the old treaties were historical relics, but he asked for their alteration, if possible, in the interest of the Dominions, just as the German and Belgian treaties had been got rid of. The other ministers concurred, and Sir E. Grey?! at once readily accepted the proposal, which was in harmony with the modern view of the treaty power as it affected the Dominions, but as there might be difficulties in the process, he explained that if any Powers declined to permit the separate withdrawal of the Dominions, the Government would endeavour to negotiate new treaties with the usual separate adherence and withdrawal clauses, on the understanding that the old treaties would be abrogated by the new, but without denouncing the old treaties until new treaties had been agreed upon. If the Powers refused to accept the proposals, the matter could stand over for the next Imperial Conference to consider. {(¢) British Shipping and British Indians On June 2, after the discussion of navigation law and treaties, Mv. Fisher 2 moved the resolution of the Govern- ment of Australia in favour of uniformity in the treatment of British shipping. Mr. Pearce,® on behalf of the Common- wealth Government, took exception to the control by the Imperial Government of merchant shipping legislation in the Dominions. He held that the Board of Trade should not take exception to Dominion legislation before it had actually become law, and he maintained that the Government of Australia had no desire to interfere unfairly with British shipping, but were merely anxious to see that British ships did not compete unfairly with Australian vessels. Sir Joseph Ward, on the other hand, thought that it was perfectly fair that the Imperial Government should call the attention of the Dominions to questions of merchant shipping - Cd. 5745, pp. 336-8; House of Commons Debates, xxx. 703, 704. ' Thid,, p. 143. * Ibid., pp. 144, 145. ¢ Ibid., p. 149. Ee

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