Though Newfoundland was granted
dominion status in 1907, it was not until November 22, 1918, that its
High Commission was established in
London with the appointment of Sir
Edgar Rennie Bowring who took the position at his own expense. The High Commission was abolished in 1934 when Newfoundland's
dominion status was suspended, along with self-government, and direct rule by London was established with the
commission of government. Britain did not begin to send High Commissioners to Dominions until after the
Balfour Declaration of 1926 in which it was agreed that
Governors-General would no longer represent the British government. While Britain began appointing
high commissioners to Canada in 1928,
South Africa in 1930,
Australia in 1936, and
New Zealand in 1939, no High Commissioner was sent to Newfoundland due to the establishment of the
Commission of Government in 1934, which made such an appointment redundant. ==List of High Commissioners==