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differed from those in the case of New South Wales mainly 
in that they added the case of divorce Bills to those which 
were named as of Imperial interest in the list adopted by the 
sister Colony. The provisions are of considerable interest, 
both for the fact that they constitute a deliberate and early 
attempt to distinguish between local and Imperial affairs, 
and because they indicate roughly the lines on which Imperial 
control of the Dominion Governments and Parliaments has 
been exercised, and those of New South Wales may be 
quoted at length. Clause one of the Bill gives legislative 
authority to the new Parliament, and then adds provisos, 
of which the relevant one runs :—1! 
II. The Bills on imperial subjects which may be reserved 
for the signification of Her Majesty’s pleasure, or which, 
after being assented to by the Governor in Her Majesty’s 
name, may be afterwards disallowed by Her Majesty within 
the period hereinafter specified. are as follow: = that is 
to say,— 
1. Bills touching the allegiance of the inhabitants of this 
Colony to Her Majesty’s Crown. 
2. Bills touching the naturalization of aliens. 
3. Bills relating to treaties between the Crown and any 
foreign power. 
4. Bills relating to political intercourse and communica- 
tions between this Colony and any officer of a foreign power 
or dependency. 
5. Bills relating to the employment, command, and 
discipline of Her Majesty’s sea and land forces within this 
Colony, and whatever relates to the defence of the Colony 
from foreign aggression, including the command of the 
municipal militia and marine. 
6. Bills relating to the crime of high treason. 
III. Whenever any question shall arise as to the right 
of the Governor to reserve any Bill for the signification of 
Her Majesty’s pleasure thereon, or as to the right of Her 
Majesty to disallow any such Bill, the same shall be deter- 
mined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and 
in no other manner, except by the consent of the said 
Legislature of New South Wales, and such question shall be 
raised by an address to Her Majesty in Her Privy Council 
See Parl. Pap., May 14, 1855, p. 4.