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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1536 IMPERIAL UNITY [PART VIII notice to the Dominion Governments, who would pass on the applications to their agents in London, by whom in concert with the Labour Exchanges vacancies could suitably be filled. If necessary, the Imperial Government would be prepared to advance the cost of passages, provided the Dominion Governments were prepared to guarantee the refund. The proposal, however, was not warmly received. Sir Wilfrid Laurier! did not look with favour on the direct promotion of emigration of this kind, whether from Great Britain or elsewhere. No matter how carefully guarded, it would probably lead to friction between employer and employee in Canada. The Canadian Manufacturers’ Associa- tion had opened an office in London for the purpose of securing skilled labour, but they had found it unsuccessful and the office had been closed. Mr. Batchelor,? on behalf of the Commonwealth, explained that, as the matter of selecting emigrants still rested with the Agents-General of the States, he had held a meeting with the Agents-General and had consulted them on the matter, but he found that they were adverse to the proposal. One great disadvantage was the question of time ; to communi- cate the wants of employers, to select and dispatch the men, would take probably six months, and by that time the con- ditions of the labour market might have entirely changed, and the State Governments would certainly be reluctant to depart from the principle of having complete control of the selection of assisted emigrants. Moreover, experience showed that to obtain a refund of passage money was very difficult, but he had no objection to the proposal being further zonsidered by a sub-committee. Sir Joseph Ward ® was of opinion that some use could be made of the agency; the New Zealand Government most carefully regulated immigration so as to secure that immi- grants landed only at suitable seasons, and by a system of Labour Exchanges which had been in force since 1894 they Cd. 5745, pp. 154, 155. * Ibid., pp. 155-7. Ibid., pp. 167-9.

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