Tote und lebendige Wissenschaft

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 2)

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Identifikator:: 1016561377

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-85201

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Spann, Othmar http://d-nb.info/gnd/118615904

Title:: Tote und lebendige Wissenschaft

Edition:: Zweite, stark vermehrte und durchgesehene Auflage

Place of publication:: Jena

Publisher:: Verlag von Gustav Fischer

Year of publication:: 1925

Scope:: XV, 172 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2019

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Die vier Grundgestalten der Wirtschaft

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CHAP. vii] RELATIONS OF THE HOUSES 579 essential to maintain the balance of the constitution. He suggested that if a measure were thrown out in the Council the Ministry could appeal to the people, and if re-elected the Council might either yield, or a sufficient emergency would have arisen to justify the Governor granting ministers a sufficient number of nominations to bring the Upper House into harmony with the country. He quoted in his favour the recommendation of forbearance between Houses of Parliament in a dispatch from Lord John Russell of October 19, 1839, and Lord Granville’s dispatch to Lord Belmore of October 2, 1869, dealing with a similar question in New South Wales. He suggested that the strength of the Council should bear a fixed proportion to the House of Representatives, but that a clause should be inserted in an Act to amend the constitution giving the Governor power to bring the Council into harmony with the country by fresh appointments on the advice of ministers on an emergency. The decision of the Secretary of State was conveyed to the Governor in a telegram of the 24th of September, in which he advised him without hesitation to accept the advice of ministers, and asked him to re-open the matter and waive his objections. In a dispatch of September 26, 1892, he laid down at greater length the position. He pointed out that 10 case of swamping really arose, as there was no question of overthrowing the balance of party altogether. The difference between the number the Governor was ready to appoint and the twelve asked for was too small to justify the Governor assuming the very serious responsibility of declining to act on the advice of his ministers, and possibly of having in consequence to find other advisers. He added— I have therefore dealt with the merits of the particular case on which my advice has been sought. But I think it tight to add that a question of this kind, though in itself of purely local importance, presents also a constitutional “Spect which should be considered on broad principles of general application. When questions of a constitutional character are involved, t is especially, I conceive, the right of the Governor fully ! Parl. Pap., H. C. 198, 1893-4, p. 37. ao

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