...house of commons sat in 1861 to consider the question, and in 1862 it was resolved without a division, that "colonies exercising the right of self-government...and ought to assist in their own external defence." The decision was accepted as the basis of imperial policy. The first effect was the gradual withdrawing...

...that Colonies, exercising the rights of self-government, ought to undertake the main responsibility for their own internal order and security and ought to assist in their own external defence. What is the obligation of the United Kingdom? Is it absolute, as Mr. Loring assumes 1 Should it be...

...within its boundaries. In 1862 Parliament passed an act declaring that the self-governing colonies ought to undertake the main responsibility of providing...and ought to assist in their own external defence. In pursuance of this policy, British troops were gradually withdrawn from the colonies. Military works...

...arising from the consequences of Imperial policy, is of opinion that colonies exercising the rights of self-government ought to undertake the main responsibility...internal order and security, and ought to assist in their external defence." An Imperial garrison is still maintained in South Africa, costing nearly ,£2, 000,000...

...protection against perils arising from imperial policy, it was of opinion that selfgoverning colonies should undertake the main responsibility of providing for their own internal order and defence, and ought to assist in their own external defence. As a result, in 1873, the Under-Secretary...

...arising from the consequences of Imperial policy, is of opinion that Colonies exercising the rights of self-government ought to undertake the main responsibility...and ought to assist in their own external defence." That the self-governing Dominions are willing to subscribe to this doctrine in the spirit as well as...

...the report of the oomraittee, and resolved without s division that, " colonies exercising the rights of self-government ought to undertake the main responsibility...providing for their own internal order and security. r provi , , т. ЧУ . f 1 Hansard. T.3.. Parliamentary Debates, vol. CLTŒIX, p. 902(186577 and ought...

...perils arising from the consequences of imperial policy, is of opinion that colonies exercising rights of self-government ought to undertake the main responsibility...providing for their own internal order and security." To this resolu8J. C. Dent, The Last Forty Years, vol. II, p. 428. tion, which represented the Molesworth...

...arising from the consequences of Imperial policy) is of opinion that Colonies exercising the rights of self-government ought to undertake the main responsibility...security, and ought to assist in their own external defence.54 This resolution may fairly be called conclusive, for the principle which it expressed has...

...arising from the consequences of Imperial policy, is of opinion that Colonies exercising the rights of selfgovernment ought to undertake the main responsibility...providing for their own internal order and security.' This motion was accepted with the addition of the words ' and ought to assist in their own external...