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Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 1)

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Identifikator:: 1010911953

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-20641

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Gide, Charles http://d-nb.info/gnd/117543985; Rist, Charles http://d-nb.info/gnd/172332966

Title:: Geschichte der volkswirtschaftlichen Lehrmeinungen

Edition:: Nach der zweiten durchgesehenen und verbesserten Ausgabe, herausgegeben von Franz Oppenheimer

Place of publication:: Jena

Publisher:: Verlag von Gustav Fischer

Year of publication:: 1913

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XXII, 828 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2018

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Erstes Buch. Die Begründer

Collection:: Economics Books

CHAP. IV] THE GOVERNOR AS HEAD 201 by the majority held by the Government in that House, and I doubt whether any Ministry formed from those who are opposing the Government sould carry on. The reduced revenue returned and returnable from the Commonwealth Decessitates a re-consideration of pledges given by members of the House of Assembly to the electors upon the question of taxation. A majority in that House are pledged to the repeal of the personal exertion provisions of the income tax. If a dissolution is granted the Government would submit to the people a modification of the personal exertion clauses and of the occupancy tax, which was passed by the House of Assembly this year. but rejected by the Couneil. Your Excellency is aware that Parliament has granted the Government supplies to the 30th of September next. I have the honour to be, Your Excellency, Your most obedient servant, (Signed) W. B. ProPsTING, Premier.’ The position is a most unusual one. It is most unusual for Ministers to advise a dissolution when there has been no adverse vote against them. Ministers assumed office in April last year, immediately after the general election, which had resulted in the pro- nounced defeat of the then existing Administration. The cardinal feature of their taxing policy was the repeal of the tax on incomes derived from personal exertion. They have on more than one occasion successfully carried through the House of Assembly a bill for its repeal, and the bulk of their proposals, especially those relating to taxation and finance, have been passed in this House by substantial majorities. There has been no vote of want of confidence passed in either branch of the Legislature, and presumably Ministers possess the confidence of that House to which constitutional usage accords the right of primarily determining their existence as an Administration. But Ministers are quite unable to obtain the sanction of the Legislative Council to their pro- posals, and repeated attempts to this end have failed con- Spicuously. A conference with the Legislative Council upon constitutional reform and financial questions has been re- quested quite recently by the Assembly, but the Legislative Council found itself unable to comply with the request, and the relations between the two Houses during the last few months have not facilitated the transaction of public business. The Premier within the last few days has informed Parlia- ment of the falling off in the revenue, and has called attention bo the disquieting financial outlook. He also has informed the Acting Governor that in consequence of the altered con-

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