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Bold text Evidence needed for Dominion status.

Prima facie it does not appear Newfoundland was ever a Dominion. The British North America Acts 1867-1949 do not refer to Newfoundland as a Dominion nor give it the title of Dominion. Further, had Newfoundland been a Dominion the Statue of Westminster would have applied. This would require the Newfoundland Parliament to firstly, establish the Commission and secondly, to place the parliament into abeyance or abolition both would need to be done through acts of parliament. The appointment of the Commission itself while approved by the Newfoundland House of Assembly appears to have been done through a simple legislative motion, and, the Newfoundland National Convention that replaced the Commission of Government was brough about solely by Westminster: Both acts would have fallen outside of the legislative power of the UK Parliament had Newfoundland been a dominion and the statue of westminster applied to its constitutional status.

Finally; As per the debates in the House of Assembly of Newfoundland in 1933 the title of the Governor is given as: "Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Colony of Newfoundland and its Dependencies",

In short there appears no evidence conferring the position of Dominion upon Newfoundland whereas the title of colony is used throughout imperial legislation regarding Newfoundland. This is not to say Newfoundland may have been regarded as a de facto dominion but, in law it was never accorded such status. Accordingly, this wikipedia page should either be removed or edited to reflect the legal and political reality of Newfoundland between the years 1907-1949.

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