Organizacion política y económica de la Confederacion Argentina, que contiene: 1. Bases y puntos de partida para la organización política de la República Argentina; 2. Elementos del derecho público provincial argentino; 3. Sistema económico y rentístico de la Confederacion Argentina; 4. De la Integridad nacional de la República Argentina, bajo todos sus gobiernos

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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Identifikator:: 825824427

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-50636

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Alberdi, Juan Bautista http://d-nb.info/gnd/118644254

Title:: Organizacion política y económica de la Confederacion Argentina, que contiene: 1. Bases y puntos de partida para la organización política de la República Argentina; 2. Elementos del derecho público provincial argentino; 3. Sistema económico y rentístico de la Confederacion Argentina; 4. De la Integridad nacional de la República Argentina, bajo todos sus gobiernos

Edition:: Nueva edicion oficial, corregida y revisada por el autor

Place of publication:: Besanzon

Publisher:: Impr. de José Jacquin

Year of publication:: 1856

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 870 S.)

Collection:: Economics Books

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1464 IMPERIAL UNITY [PART VIII sentation, but that it rather should include, in addition to the Agent-General or other specially deputed representative of each Government, any leading public man who was in England at the time and was specially qualified to take a useful part in the discussion. At the same time, it was considered desirable to arrange for the presence of repre- sentatives from the Crown Colonies. In response to this invitation a Conference was held which opened on April 4 and ended on May 9, 1887. The first meeting was a ceremonial one, when the Prime Minister and several other ministers and ex-ministers, Members of Parlia- ment, and others, were present and general speeches were made by the Marquess of Salisbury, Lord Granville, Mr. Stan- hope, Sir H. Holland, and representatives of the Colonies. Subsequently, when questions specially concerning par- ticular departments were considered, members of the Govern- ment within whose department the question fell assisted in the discussions. Arrangements were made with the repre- sentatives of the Cape for the armament of Table Bay and for the fortification of Simon’s Bay, the latter at the entire cost of the Imperial Government. It was not found possible to make any definite arrangements for the defence of King George’s Sound and Torres Straits, but it was agreed to increase the Australasian squadron. The agreement was for ten years in the first instance, and under its terms five fast cruisers and two torpedo gunboats were to be added to the squadron under the command of the admiral, such vessels to be retained for service within the limits of the Australasian station, the Colonies agreeing to pay for main- tenance a sum not exceeding £91,000 a year, and for depre- ciation and other incidental charges a further sum not exceeding £35,000 a year. A scheme for Imperial penny postage was thought to be impracticable for financial reasons, and the Colonies were unwilling to enter the Postal Union without securing adequate representation. The question of an alternative telegraphic ! This was afterwards arranged ; cof. Parl. Pap., C. 1666 (1877), 2050, 2309 (1878-9), 5040 (1887), for the discussion of the question.

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