The Constitution of Canada

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Identifikator:: 1895543282

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-242408

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Munro, Joseph Edwin Crawford http://d-nb.info/gnd/1113111038

Title:: The Constitution of Canada

Place of publication:: Cambridge

Publisher:: Univ. Press

Year of publication:: 1889

Scope:: XXXVI, 356 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter XV. The Governor-General

Collection:: Economics Books

176 THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL. Form of Report. interests of the Dominion, or as clashing with its legislation, communication should be had with the Provincial Govern- ment with respect to such measure, and that in such case the Act should not be disallowed if the general interests permit such a course until the Local Government has an opportunity of considering and discussing the objection taken, and the Local Legislature has also an opportunity of remedying the defects found to exist.” A report of the Privy Council in 1882, in regard to an Act of the Legislature of New Brunswick. will illustrate the course oursued. In 1882 the Legislature of New Brunswick passed an Act authorizing the construction of a bridge over the river St. John, and indirectly power was given to interfere with the navigation of the river, so far as was absolutely necessary for the proper carrying on of the work. The Minister of Justice reported that the provincial Legislature had no power to interfere with the navigation of the river. Subsequent proceedings appear from the report. “Certified copy of a report of the Hon. Privy Council approved by His Excellency the Governor-General in Council on the 24 July, 1883. “On a report dated the 25 July, from the acting Minister of Justice, stating with reference to the Act of the General Assembly of the province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1882, c. 69, that the grounds of objection to the Act in question are set forth at length in a report of the Minister of Justice dated the 15 Feb. 1883, and approved by Your Excellency in Council on the 6th March, 1883. “That in conformity with the Order in Council referred to, the observations of the Minister of Justice in regard to this Act were communicated to the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick for the information of his Government. “That the attention of the Lieutenant-Governor has since heen called to the previous communications had with him on

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