Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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Identifikator:: 836084659

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-28892

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Ricardo, David

Title:: Oeuvres complètes

Place of publication:: Paris

Publisher:: Guillaumin

Year of publication:: 1847

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XLVIII, 752 S)

Collection:: Economics Books

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1494 IMPERIAL UNITY [PART VIII would be shown, and the expression of opinion by the Legislature would have more weight with the Imperial Government and the other Dominion Governments than if it were merely the opinion of the New Zealand Cabinet. Supposing the question of an Imperial Council arose, had the Prime Minister any idea of what the opinion of the Parliament would be or what the opinion of the country would be ? Unless the matter were discussed in the Parliament it would be impossible for the Prime Minister to have any certainty that he was representing the wishes of the people or even that he was representing the wishes of the Parliament. He thought that with regard to Imperial relations things were drifting, and that though matters were satisfactory at present there might be danger if in the future Ministries at home were more indifferent than they were at present to Imperial considerations. He thought that the Prime Minister ought to be in a position to recommend a scheme for closer relations, as he had inherited the Imperial policy of Mr. Seddon, and a discussion of the whole question in Parlia- ment would be of great educative value. He thought that the Prime Ministers of the Dominions should form a sort of Imperial Cabinet and be consulted on all questions of Imperial import. That would be a good substitute for an Imperial Council, and the Premiers could be consulted by telegraph. He did not believe in a representative body sitting in London, because by the time the delegates got there they might not be representative. He wished to know whether the Dominions since they had been Dominions were consulted in any way with regard to Imperial politics as distinct from English, Irish, or Scotch politics. If New Zealand paid a certain amount to the upkeep of the fleet they ought to have a voice in the distribution of the fleet and in deciding the question of peace or war. He did not know whether enough was now being paid to make it a live subject, but supposing contributions were increased, the question must and would arise as to what say the Colonies which contri- buted were to have in the question of the fleet or the question of the army, Then again there was the question which he

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