CHAPTER XX.

DoMinioNn CONTROL OF THE PROVINCES.

THE Dominion Executive has, within very definite limits,
a certain degree of control over the provincial Legislatures
and Administrations.
Veto of As regards the provincial Legislatures, every Act passed
wy " has to be transmitted to the Governor-General, who, within
one year, may disallow the same. An account has already
been. given of the course followed by the Governor-General
on receipt of a provincial Act’. As a rule it is referred to
the Minister of Justice, who reports thereon to the Governor-General.
 The power of disallowance is in practice exercised
only on the advice of the Dominion Ministry. Up to
the present time it has been but seldom used. From 1867
to 1882 out of 6000 Acts only 81 were disallowed. Since
1883 the following Acts have been disallowed? :—
1883 An Act of New Brunswick to incorporate a Bridge
Company.
Two Acts of British Columbia incorporating Railway
Companies.
1884 An Act of Ontario respecting Licence duties.
1885 An Act of British Columbia restricting the immigration
 of Chinese.
L Ante, p. 175,
? On the Disallowance of Provincial Acts, see Can. Sess. Pap. 1882,
No. 141: Ib. 1885, No. 29, and Ib., Report of Minister of Justice, 1st April,
(886.

Acts disallowed.