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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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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1180 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [parTV observes that ‘ it is only on an abstract theory of the superior advantages of a free-trade policy, that the Secretary of State objects to a proposal which seems to sanction protection, under the name of reciprocity. These are views,” he goes on to state, * which can find no acceptance with Colonial Legis- latures, under a system of Constitutional Government.” It is obvious that a prolonged controversy on a subject on which the opinions entertained on either side are, unfortunately, so entirely at variance, would not tend to promote the principles of free trade, opposition to which would become identified in the minds of the Colonists with the assertion of their rights of self-government, and that it could scarcely tail to impair those relations of cordial and intimate friend- ship, which both the Imperial and the Colonial Governments are equally desirous to maintain. But although for these reasons Her Majesty’s Government might not feel justified in refusing to allow the Colonists to adopt the policy which they think best for their own interests, they desire to point out that, in order to meet the views of the Colonial Governments as expressed in the papers now before me, it would be necessary not only to repeal so much of the Australian Colonies Government Act, 13 & 14 Vict. c. 59, as prevents the imposition of differential duties, but to exempt the Colonies in question from the operation of any future commercial treaties which may be concluded by this country, containing stipulations against such duties, leaving them at liberty, subject to the obligations of existing treaties, to make such arrangements as they may think fit, for reciprocity with each other, or with foreign nations ; and before so serious a step is taken, they would ask the Colonists oravely to consider the probable effects of a measure which might tend materially to affect the relations of the Colonies bo this country and to the rest of the Empire. In the mean- time they have thought it right not to proceed in this matter until the Australasian Governments concerned have had an opportunity of communicating any further observationswhich they may desire to make in explanation of their views, The response to the intimation of the views of the Imperial Government was satisfactory : Tasmania repeated the re- quest for legislation, and expressly pointed out that it only asked for powers as to inter-colonial duties, and Victoria concurred in this view, as did Queensland. New Zealand! ' Parl. Pap., C. 576, pp. 57 seq.

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