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 XVII. The Dominion Administration

Collection:: Economics Books

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. 203 The Minister of Public Works is assisted by a Deputy, a Secretary, an Engineer and other officials. The department has charge of the construction, manage- Duties. ment and direction of all public works and property, except those transferred to a province or municipality or placed ander some other department. No expenditure can be in- curred without the sanction of Parliament except for repairs and alterations required by the necessities of the public service. As a rule tenders are to be invited for the execution of all works, and security is to be taken for the due perfor- mance of every contract. The power to impose tolls on public works, to frame regulations for the use and protection of public buildings, and bo transfer public roads and bridges to the local authorities, is vested in the Governor in Council, and not in the Minister. The Secretary has the following statutory duties to per- form*:— To keep separate accounts of the moneys appropriated for, and expended on, each public work. To submit accounts to be audited. To take charge of all plans, contracts. estimates, docu- ments, and titles. To keep proper accounts with each contractor employed. To see all contracts properly drawn out and executed. To prepare all certificates upon which a warrant is to issue. To keep minutes of all proceedings of the department. To prepare reports and to conduct under the direction of the Minister the correspondence of the department. The Engineer is required® to prepare maps, plans and Engineer. estimates for all public works to be constructed, altered or repaired ; to report for the information of the Minister on any question relating to any such public work; to examine and 1 Ib. 8. 5. 2 Ib, sa. 6. The Secretary.

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