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

Inspec- tors. Postal Union. 206 THE DOMINION ADMINISTRATION. The statutory duties of the Inspectors are! to a. superintend the performance of the mail service, b. instruct new postmasters in their duties, c. keep postmasters to their duty of rendering ac- counts and paying over moneys, inspect every post-office from time to time, inquire into complaints and suspected cases of mis- conduct, J. and generally to do all they are required to do by the Postmaster-General. The Dominion entered into a postal agreement with the United States in 1875 by which a common rate of postage was adopted for the two countries, each country to return all money collected. At the second Congress of the General Postal Union held at Paris in May 1878, Canada was ad- mitted into the Postal Union, The Postal Union was in 1874 replaced by the Universal Postal Union formed at Berne, which now embraces all British Possessions except the Australian Colonies and South Africa. 10. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Duties of Minister a8 such By the 81 Vic. c. 89 a Department of Justice was con- stituted to be presided over by the Minister of J ustice, who for the time being is to be ex officio Her Majesty's Attorney- General for Canada. The Governor-General has power to appoint a Deputy and, subject to the Civil Service Acts, to appoint clerks and other officers in the department. A recent Act 50 and 51 Vie. c. 14 has made provision for the appoint- ment of a Solicitor-General to assist the Minister of Justice, The Minister of Justice as such is the official legal adviser of the Government, and is required to advise the Crown upon all matters referred to him by the Crown. It is his duty to see that the administration of public affairs is in accordance 1 R. S.C, s 14.

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