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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CHAP. III] THE CONFERENCE OF 1911 1543 (n) Reciprocal legislation as to destitute and deserted persons The emigration discussion on June 9 was followed by a discussion of the proposal of the New Zealand Government for reciprocal legislation for the relief of destitute and deserted persons. The difficulty which the resolution was proposed to meet was, as explained by Dr. Findlay, that arising from men deserting their wives and going to other Dominions. Proceed- ings under the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881, when possible, were extremely expensive, and in addition defeated their object by depriving the offender of his means of livelihood. Reciprocity already existed in this matter between England, Ireland, and Scotland, and he desired there should be inter- Imperial reciprocity. New Zealand and theStates in Australia were prepared to make reciprocal arrangements by law ander which orders obtained in either New Zealand or Australia could be enforced by the Courts of the other. Mr. Fisher ? supported this proposal, but Mr. Malan? saw practical difficulty in extending it beyond the limits of any Dominion, though he recognized that if one or two offenders were brought to book something would be done in order to obtain the desired result. He suggested, however, that the matter might be simplified by making desertion an offence for which deportation could take place. Mr. Burns,* while agreeing in the principle, thought there would be difficulty in applying it in practice. The English Local Government Board ® thought that the cost of enforcing the principle would be disproportionate to the benefit, and this view was shared by the Irish Local Government Board and the Home Office, but he would be prepared to consider with the Law Officers of the Crown whether it might not be possible to meet the situation by making desertion an offence to be punished by deportation, and eventually, after a reply from Dr. Findlay, who preferred the practice of simply enforcing desertion orders in any part of the Empire, it was agreed to pass a resolution. ' Cd. 5745, pp. 206-8, 210, 211. : Ibid., p. 208. s Thid., pp. 208-10. ' Ibid., p. 210. ¢ See Parl. Pap., Cd. 5746-1, pp. 223-9.

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