974 THE FEDERATIONS AND THE UNION [PART IV 
the Canadian Provinces possess that power in the fullest 
degree. The Australian States, as mentioned above, are 
still better off, as they can legislate on any matter subject 
merely to the possibility of conflict with a Commonwealth 
law on the subjects, by no means very numerous, on which 
‘he Federal Parliament has legislative power. 
Moreover, in all matters of finance the Union Government 
possesses another means of control over the provinces. No 
appropriation can be made save on the recommendation of 
the Administrator, whose warrant is also requisite for any 
expenditure,’ and in recommending or issuing warrants it 
would appear—though it is not clear—that the Administrator 
will act as a Union official. Further, the provincial accounts 
are to be audited by an auditor appointed by the Governor 
in Council and paid from Union funds, who will be only 
removable from office by the Governor-General in Council for 
cause assigned, which must be communicated to Parliament 
within a week of the removal, or within a week after the 
meeting of Parliament if it be not sitting at the date of the 
removal. The counter-signature of the auditor shall be 
essential for the validity of any warrant issued by the 
Administrator for the expenditure of money.2 
Though the power of the Union Government over the pro- 
vinces is thus to be complete, there is no control reserved to 
the Imperial Government. The laws of the provinces will 
not be subject to Imperial disallowance, and this point is 
one of considerable moment, in view of the fact that the 
power of assent or reservation is given not to the Governor- 
General, but to the Governor-General in Council? a rule 
which prevails in Canada. Now the power of the Provincial 
Councils extends to matters which might easily affect vitally 
Imperial interests, e.g. legislation differentiating against 
British Indians and Japanese or Chinese.# No doubt the 
control and administration of matters affecting Asiatics 
specially or differentially are vested by s. 147 in the Governor- 
General in Council, but that provision, in my opinion, does 
* 8. 92 5. 90. 
Contrast The Government of South Africa, ii, 153. 
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