cuAP, Xx] MILITARY AND NAVAL DEFENCE 1295
bo members of the permanent naval forces who have retired
on account of age or infirmity is contemplated.
The Governor-General in Council is given a general power
to make regulations for carrying out the purposes of the Act,
and suchregulations may provide penaltiesnotexceeding three
months’ imprisonment or £20 in case of pecuniary penalties.
In the Cape and Natal naval preparations have been con-
fined to monev contributions and naval reserve forces!
3 3. Tue CoxNTROL oF THE DoMmINION FLEETS
In the case both of the Canadian Act of 1910 (c. 43) and of
the Commonwealth Act, No<80 of 1910, the principle is laid
down that the fleets shall be under the complete control of
the Government of the Dominion and of the Commonwealth
respectively. On the other hand, it is clearly contemplated
that it will be possible for Canada and Australia to place
their forces at the disposal of the Imperial Government.
Thus it is provided by s. 23 of the Canadian Act of 1910 2 that
in the case of an emergency the Governor in Council may
place at the disposal of His Majesty for general service in
the Royal Navy the naval service of any part thereof, any
ships or vessels of the naval service, and the officers and
seamen serving in such ships or vessels, or any officers or
seamen belonging to the naval service. When this is done,
if Parliament is not in session and is not separated by such
adjournment or prorogation as will expire within ten days, a
proclamation shall issue for a meeting of Parliament within
fifteen days, and Parliament shall accordingly meet and sit
upon the day appointed by such proclamation, and shall
continue to sit as if it had thus adjourned or prorogued until
the same day. There is a similar provision in the Australian
Defence Act. It is contemplated that the forces shall
be governed by the Naval Discipline Act, 1866, and any
! See Cape Acts No. 20 of 1898; 14 of 1902; Natal Act No. 5 of 1903.
The Naval Volunteers were to become members of the Royal Naval
Volunteer Reserve ; see Natal Act No. 33 of 1907.
* For Canadian views on the naval defence question, see Canadian Annual
Review, 1909, pp. 49-61, 77-80, 87-99, 226, 227 ; 1910, pp. 139-218.
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