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Power to amend is only forbidden in so far as a Bill is what 
May popularly be styled a Money Bill; there is no doubt 
that the restriction is valuable, for a discussion had arisen 
In 1908 between the two Houses of the Parliament of the 
Transvaal as to the power of the Upper House to amend in 
nly way the provisions—even non-financial—of a Bill which 
contains money clauses! The strict wording of the Trans- 
vaal and Orange River Colony Constitution, which followed 
that of Natal, would seem to prohibit any amendment at 
all of such a Bill by the Upper House ; this would, however, 
be unreasonable, if legal, and the ordinary common-sense rule 
would appear to be that which is established clearly for the 
Union. Further, the Lower House is, as in the Common- 
Wealth, prevented from tacking by the provision that no 
Bill appropriating the revenues or moneys for the annual 
Services of the Government shall deal with any other matter. 
On the other hand, there is no provision in the Bill similar 
fo that of the Australian Constitution which forbids the 
Mixing up of other matters in taxing Bills, and requires 
that Customs and Excise taxation shall each be dealt with 
‘0 separate Bills, while other taxation Bills must be confined 
ach to a single subject. Again, there is no power given 
to the Upper House, as is now given by law or practice 
the elective Upper Houses of the Australian States and 
fo the Commonwealth Senate, to suggest amendments to— 
Or even to amend in certain cases—Money Bills, a power 
Which has enabled the Commonwealth Senate to suggest 
Increased burdens on the people which they could not do 
by direct amendment. The exclusion of the Senate from 
Ay power in these matters is no doubt paralleled in Canada 
1d in the other Colonies or States, where there are non- 
elective Upper Houses, but it is decidedly unusual in the 
Case of an elective Upper Chamber, more especially as 
the Upper House of the Cape possessed by law the power of 
dMendment ang freely exercised it. The right of rejection 
Still femains, and no doubt would be used—as even in 
Natal—in cage of any save annual Appropriation Bills. 
' Cf. The Government of South Africa. i. 405. 8. 30. 
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