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

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Title:: Part I. Introductory

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72 RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT [PART I silence of the Constitution Act of 18 Viet. No. 17 is quite remarkable. The Act provides for a Civil List, and for com- pensation to officers who may retire on political grounds :— Whereas by the operation of this Act certain Officers of the Government will be more liable to loss of office on political grounds than heretofore and it is just to compensate the present holders of such office for the actual loss of such offices in case the same should happen upon political grounds or at their option to compensate them for such increased liability to loss of office. But it does not vest any official appointments in the Governor in Council, and it makes no provision for minis- terial office. It does provide in s. 27 for the vacating of places in Parliament if an officer accepts office under the Crown at pleasure, but apparently all such persons were eligible for re-election, and no distinction is made between political and ordinary offices. An Act 34 Viet. No. 42 provided that no officers holding appointments from the Governor or the Governor in Council should be elected members of Parliament except the Colonial Secretary, the Colonial Treasurer,! the Attorney-General, and the Minister of Lands and Works. By another Act 64 Vict. No. 5,8. 8, provision was made to alter the provisions of 8. 27 of the Constitution Act so as to provide that ministers need not vacate office on accepting office after election to Parliament. The only other legislation bearing remotely on the question is the provision in the Acts of the Legislature for the creation of the new office of Minister of Lands and Works in 1869,2 and various Acts settling the salaries of the ministers of the Crown? But it may also be noted that the Interpretation Act, 1906, defines the Governor to mean the Governor acting with the advice of his Executive Council. There is not, however, a trace of connexion between the Ministry and Parliament as far as law is concerned. * Renamed Chief Secretary and Treasurer by 46 Vict. No. 8, 33 Vict. No. 4. * 46 Viet. No. 9; until 1910 the salaries were fixed annually, usually at £750, with £200 for the Premier extra. In 1910 these sums were made permanent.

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