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 V. Imperial control over Dominion administration and legislation

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CHAP. V] TREATY RELATIONS 1139 the Secretary of State by the Governor of New Zealand. In a telegram in reply of October 4, 1906,* the Secretary of State informed the two Governments that other interests than French or British were being created in the New Hebrides ; that in order to avoid possible complications it had been suggested to the French Government that an immediate joint Protectorate should be proclaimed ; that the French Government had declined to accept this proposal, and pressed for ratification of the draft convention. His Majesty’s Government considered that the immediate ratifi- cation of the convention was the best course to adopt, but they desired to know the views of the two Governments. The Governments of both Australia and New Zealand declined to advise, being unable to judge either of the possi- bility of obtaining amendments or the risk of further delay, and they left the responsibility with His Majesty’s Govern- ment. The Imperial Government accepted the responsi- bility and confirmed the convention, and in a dispatch of November 16, 1906.2 the Secretary of State explained at length his views both as to the action which bad been taken by the Imperial Government, and as to the relations of the Governments in matters concerning the Western Pacific. The following paragraph emphasizes his views as to the alleged inaction of the Imperial authorities :— 64. In paragraph 10 of his letter Mr. Deakin observes : ‘ The people of Australia and New Zealand feel that it is en- tirely due to the inaction of the Imperial Government that this step [i.e. the annexation of the New Hebrides by Great Britain] was not taken many years ago.” Your Ministers do not specify any particular instance of the ‘inaction’ to which they refer, and His Majesty’s Government are not concerned to defend at this date the policy adopted by their predecessors more than a generation ago. But if it is meant to imply that the general policy of His Majesty’s Government in the Pacific during the last thirty years has been wanting in energy or in desire to meet the wishes of the Australian Colonies, I need only refer you to the 9th, 10th, and 11th paragraphs of my predecessor’s dispatch of October 31, 1903, with which my colleagues and I are in full agreement. Parl. Pap., Cd. 3288, p. 50. ? Ibid., pp. 53 seq.

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