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-

Collection:: Economics Books

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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 II. The executive Government

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200 THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT [PART II period from your duties, and accordingly declare this Parlia- ment prorogued until Tuesday, the 8th day of October, then to meet for the despatch of business. The result of his action was in every way satisfactory. The Upper House proved on the meeting of the Parliament more amenable to reason, and an Act was passed after concessions on both sides. In Tasmania an interesting case of a dissolution being refused arose in 1904, when the Acting Governor was placed in the not very usual position of having to decide the issue in the absence of the Governor on leave ; the circumstances are clearly and effectively set out in the memorandum which was addressed to the Premier on July 5 by the Chief Justice in his capacity as administrator of the Government :— The Acting Governor this morning has received through the Premier the advice of Ministers that a dissolution of the House of Assembly should take place. The Acting Governor thereupon asked the Premier to state in writing the grounds apon which such advice was tendered, and has received the following reply from Mr. Propsting :— "Your Excellency,—Following upon your request of this morning, [ now have the honour to set out hereunder the grounds upon which I apply bo Your Excellency for a dissolution of Parliament, The present Govern- ment assumed office on the 9th April, 1903, and met the House on the i8th August in the same year. I believe that two-thirds of the members of the House of Assembly were returned pledged to a reduction of expen- diture, a reduction of the number of members, and the imposition of orobate, or for a non-inquisitorial form of taxation, in substitution for the personal exertion provisions of the Income Tax Act. Bills to attain these objects were passed through the House of Assembly, and sent to the Legislative Council in the session of 1903, and were all rejected or amended in such a way that the House of Assembly could not accept them. Parlia- ment prorogued on the 18th December, 1903, and was called together in March, 1904, when the principal taxation measure adopted by the House of Assembly in lieu of the provisions of the income tax referred to above was rejected by the Legislative Council. Parliament was thereupon pro- rogued, and met again on the 8th June, 1904, when a bill to provide for both Houses consulting their own electors in the case of continued differ- ences between them was rejected by the Legislative Council. The House of Assembly then made a request to the Council for a free conference upon constitutional reform and financial measures, and this request was refused oy the Legislative Council. It is claimed by Legislative Councillors in the course of debate that the country is with them in their action, and it is upon that ground measures sent by the House of Assembly to the Council are rejected. 1am of opinion that the country is with the House of Assembly, and this is demonstrated

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