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was also invited due to its geographical location on the proposed route of the cable but declined. Delegates were sent to the conference by Canada, New Zealand, the Australian self-governing colonies of
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attended the conference as the representative of the British government and was instructed to listen and report back but not to make any commitments on behalf of the government.
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Resolutions were proposed to the conference and it was agreed that decisions would be made on the basis of "one colony, one vote" but the resolutions were not binding on the
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of the Canadian parliament buildings but day-to-day meetings occurred in the offices of the Minister of Trade and Commerce.
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In addition to discussing telecommunications issues, the conference also approved a resolution favouring
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within the Empire, however, this resolution was opposed by Australia's largest colonies,
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All self-governing British colonies were invited to send delegates with the exception of
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at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to create a communications link between Canada and
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The Colonial and Imperial Conferences, 1887-1911: A Study in Imperial Organization
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with representatives of the governments of various colonies in attendance.
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was called by the government of Canada to continue discussion begun at the
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did not send representatives due to domestic priorities. The
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but was not agreed to and would not be acted upon until the
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Imperialism at the Inter-Colonial Conference [microform
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Index

Canada
Canada
Senate Chamber
Ottawa
Mackenzie Bowell
Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce
1887
1897
Pacific cable
preferential trade
1887 Colonial Conference
telegraph cable
Australasia
British Empire
All Red Line
Senate Chamber
Centre Block
Earl of Jersey
Newfoundland Colony
Western Australia
Natal Colony
colony of Fiji
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Cape Colony
British government
Colonial Office

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