| Summary: | On the brink of financial ruin by 1933, the Newfoundland Government appealed to Great Britain for aid. A Royal Commission was subsequently established "to examine into the future of Newfoundland and in particular to report on the financial situation and prospects therein" (p. [ii]). It includes a review of Newfoundland's history from 1855-on, detailed examinations of the island's finances and the fisheries, and extensive recommendations for political and social change. The most important recommendation was that Responsible Government be suspended until the country could support itself; the resulting Commission of Government would run Newfoundland for the next 15 years. Issued as Papers by command; cmd. 4480. -- Alternative title is the name used in common parlance, taken after the chairman's name, Lord Amulree.
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