Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 1)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

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Identifikator:: 1896934455

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-236504

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 1

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: LI, 568 Seiten

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part I. Introductory

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32 RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT [PART I that a protection board would not work well. He also recommended that responsible government be accorded : the old form had worn out, the expenditure was large and the loan commitments heavy, and the Colony should stand in these matters on its own responsibility. On the other hand, he later forwarded petitions from residents in the country protesting against the grant of responsible govern- ment. It was argued that the numbers were in favour rather of the retention of the existing system of govern- ment, and it was suggested that a referendum was necessary. The Secretary of State, in a dispatch of May 28, 18912 inti- mated that it would not be possible to give the royal assent to the Bill as it stood ; but he accepted the judgement of the Colony as being in favour of responsible government. He criticized, though not being totally opposed to, the system of having but one chamber, as without a parallel in the rest of the Empire in self-governing communities : he definitely declined to allow the Supreme Chief to be required to act in accordance with ministerial advice, though he was satisfied with the provision made as to the reservation of Bills affecting Asiatics or natives. He thought that the appropriation for the natives must be made definitely a part of the constitution, and not left vague as was proposed, and he also recommended the omission of those clauses in the Bill which were intended to give legislative force to the ordinary arrangements regarding constitutional government and the position of ministers. On the other hand, he was satisfied with the position of the judges and of civil servants, to which the Governor had taken exception, subject to provision being made that civil servants should retain their existing pension rights. He also asked that the Governor’s salary in the Civil List should be raised from £3,000 to £4,000. The views of the Secretary of State were communicated to the Legislative Council, and on August 10, 18913 the Governor sent home the Bill as amended by the Council in * Parl. Pap., C. 6487, pp. 58 seq. * Ibid., pp. 71 seq. Ibid., C. 7013, pp. 5 seq.

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