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 V. Imperial control over Dominion administration and legislation

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CHAP. V] TREATY RELATIONS 1133 At the Conference on Electrical Units and Standards held in London in October 1908, votes were accorded to Canada and Australia, as well as to India. Moreover, at minor Con- ferences all the Dominions, including the State Governments, are sometimes represented, and have votes, but these are business matters, and in postal and telegraphic matters direct communications with foreign Governments have long been approved by the Imperial Government. It would be a com- pletely different thing to approve direct communications on political matters or the direct negotiation of treaties proper, and it would clearly be in theory a termination of the existing unity of the Empire, and the fundamental alteration of its Constitution! But the strict theory allows of a good deal of latitude : thus in 1904 the Australian Government agreed to give Japanese merchants, students, and tourists certain facilities in entering Australia? just as Queensland had done in 1900, in both cases by direct negotiation with the Japanese Consul, and the negotiations between Canadian Ministers and the German Consul-General, the Royal Consul of Italy, and the American Secretary of State were all direct, though they did not result in treaties technically so called, and in the latter case the Ambassador was consulted, while in all cases Imperial approval was accorded. In fact, the present day recognizes both formal treaties and informal agreements as being part of the foreign relations of the Dominions. The question of the relations between the Dominions and His Majesty’s Government with regard to foreign affairs was considered at great length in connexion with the Western Pacific.’ Australia and New Zealand were naturally deeply interested in the large number of islands scattered through the Western Pacific. In the quite early days strong represen- tations were made in favour of the annexation of islands to Great Britain. The matter was elaborately discussed in connexion with the question of the annexation of Fiji, and the Imperial Government decided in 1874 to acquire control over the group. ' Cf. Amery, United Empire, i. 487 seq. * Commonwealth Parl, Pap., 1903, No. 61. Cf. Canada Sess. Pay. 1910, Nos. 10 g bh, i,j. 12793

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