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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1164 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [rARTV The Chamber of Commerce is evidently quite ignorant of the principle upon which the valuation of goods for duty is made by Canada, which is on the value in the market where bought. The Sheffield goods are therefore admitted for duty at their price in Sheffield, while the American goods are taken at their value in the United States. This mode of valuation is clearly in favour of the British manufacturer, and is adopted with the deliberate intention of encouraging the direct trade, as will be shown hereafter. The reply of the Board of Trade indicated the danger that industries which grew up under protection would always require protection, and the danger has, of course, been shown to be a real one, though Mr. Galt was not then able to agree with the forecast, and though high protection was introduced only in 1879, after the return of the Macdonald Ministry in 1878. But apart from that consideration, which was clearly one for Canada to decide upon, the rights of the case were distinctly with the Colonial Government, and that was the last attempt of the Imperial Government to address remonstrances in such a tone to the Canadian or other Colonial Government, though they were unjustly sus- pected of having sympathized with the Upper House of Victoria in the dispute of 1865-6, regarding the tacking of the new tariff for protection to the Appropriation Bill. In 1870 a strong desire manifested itself for the adoption of inter-colonial free trade between the Australian Colonies and the Colony of New Zealand, but the difficulty was that the Australian Colonies were prevented by their constitutions from granting preferential duties, and all Bills in them and in New Zealand had to be reserved. Bills passed by Tasmania and New Zealand in 1870 for reciprocity, and one passed in South Australia in 1871, were not given the royal assent! For a time feeling ran high in the Colonies, and efforts were made to secure a concession from the Imperial Government of further powers. In January 1868.2 the Imperial Govern- Parl. Pap., H. C. 196, 1894, pp. 9-11. Cf. C. 7824, p. 9. Parl. Pap., C. 576, p. 1. In 1849-50 a tariff union for Australia was pro- posed by Earl Grey, and in a dispatch of October 31, 1851, he advocated free trade ; see Parl. Pap., July 1, 1852, p. 67 ; Hansard, ser. 3, coxv. 2000-2.

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