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 1143 At the beginning of 1910, Mr. Fielding, Canadian Minister of Finance, undertook informal negotiations with the German Consul-General at Montreal in connexion with the surtax of 331 per cent. imposed on German imports into Canada, which had formed the subject of informal negotiations in earlier years! In this case, however, an agreement was come to on February 15. This agreement was avowedly provisional, and contemplated a formal convention at a later date, but no such convention has yet been made. Similarly negotiations were carried on in the same year with the Italian Consul, and an informal arrangement, which, however, the King of Italy formally approved, was agreed upon. Again direct negotiations took place between Canada and United States representatives in 1910 with a view to the concession to Canada by the United States of the minimum rates under the Payne tariff, which was ultimately arranged, and in 1911 an elaborate reciprocal arrangement was made between Canada and United States representatives dealing with the same question. In that discussion it was expressly agreed that there should be no formal treaty, but that there should be legislation on either side, bringing the agreement into effect. It should be noted, however, that in this case His Majesty’s Ambassador was kept informed of the process of the negotiations, while in the other the Imperial Govern- ment had full knowledge and gave consent.? Simultaneously with the reciprocity negotiations, arrange- ments were made between representatives of Canada and the United States, the Ambassador being made party, for the settlement of the outstanding differences in the North America Fisheries Arbitration.3 The conclusion of the reciprocity arrangement?® with the See Parl. Pap., Cd. 1781, a reprint of a Canadian Sessional Paper. * Canadian Annual Review, 1910, pp. 818-21. There was a proposal fora Canadian attaché in 1892 ; see House of Commons Debates, pp. 1950, 2463. But this was rejected then and also on December 15, 1909, by Sir W. Lau- vier (Debates, pp. 1582-5), and Mr. Lemieux on February 21, 1911 (p. 4109), eulogized the Ambassadors aid. ® (Canada Sess. Pap., 1911, No. 97. * Parl. Pap., Cd. 5512, 5516, 5523, and 5537 ; House of Commons Debates. January 26, February 9, 14, 21, 23, 28 ; March 7, 8; July 26, 28, 191L

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