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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CHAP. II] THE CONFERENCE OF 1911 ‘1523 only sought by the Commonwealth Parliament to secure that local vessels were not subjected to conditions which were not imposed on Imperial and foreign ships. Mr. Malan ! pointed out that in South Africa the objections to Indian immigration were based on the fact that there was already a large resident African population ; the problem of dealing with- that question was already very serious, and will be greatly complicated by the addition of an Indian population. There were, however, also economic difficulties, inasmuch as in Natal Indian labour was desired for work on the sugar plantations. Lord Crewe 2 replied briefly to Sir Joseph Ward’s argu- ments. He pointed out that, regarded from an economic point of view, it was difficult to criticize the Indians for having a different standard of living from white people, and to equalize economic conditions would be very difficult. Indians could not be expected to appreciate the exact point of view of New Zealand. The more general aspect of merchant shipping was dealt with by Mr. Buxton? He insisted that the principle was that the merchant shipping generally should be regulated by the Imperial Government, subject to the control by the Colonial Parliaments of registered shipping and the coasting trade, and to the extent of control in the case of Australia of vessels on round voyages conferred by s. 5 of the Constitution Act, 1900. The New Zealand proposal was apparently that in terri- torial waters the Colonial Parliament could regulate matters like wages, manning scale, accommodation, and so forth. It might be possible to insist on the payment of New Zealand rates of wages within territorial waters, but it would be very difficult to insist on the application of the New Zealand man- ning scale and of the New Zealand ideas of accommodation. In the case of foreign ships attempts to enforce these rules would be illusory ; foreign vessels outside territorial waters ould deduct the excess of wages paid, could re-convert the accommodation and could dismiss at the next port the Cd. 5745, pp. 409, 412. Ibid., pp. 412-6. See above, Part V, chap. vii. * Thid., pp. 410, 411.

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