Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 1)

Bibliographic data

Multivolume work

Identifikator:: 1896933912

Document type:: Multivolume work

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

Usage license:: Get license information via the feedback formular.

Volume

Identifikator:: 1896934455

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

Document type:: Volume

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

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

Usage license:: Get license information via the feedback formular.

Chapter

Document type:: Multivolume work

Structure type:: Chapter

Title:: Part II. The executive Government

Collection:: Economics Books

CHAP. IV] THE GOVERNOR AS HEAD 213 accept the appointment of six, and to give an assurance that the appointments were not made on party grounds, but to strengthen the house. He admitted the precedent of Lord Normanby was against his action, but he instanced the action of Governments at home, and urged that it was better to leave the punishment for the mistaken advice of ministers in the hands of the people than to force a resignation of ministers. His action was approved by the Secretary of State, who, however, disclaimed any intention of approving the advice tendered by ministers, which, indeed, was notin harmony with Colonial as opposed to English practice in these matters.! The classical case bearing on this point is that of Lord Aberdeen and Sir Charles Tupper in 1896. The Government of Sir John Macdonald fared somewhat badly after his death in 1891, and it was found necessary to recall Sir C. Tupper from England, and to put him at the head of affairs. But it was impossible to make good the mistaken policy of the Government in endeavouring to coerce Manitoba in the matter of the schools, and in the result the general elections went decisively against the party, and on July 4 the Governor- General found it necessary to address the following minute to the Prime Minister :—2 Until July the 7th as at present arranged, it is not likely that we shall know whether or not you deem the results of the General Election decisive against the Government, nor do I know to what extent these results may be modified by that date which you name as final in this regard. _ After taking every means in my power to inform myself, it is impossible for me to ignore the probability that in the event of your deciding to meet Parliament the present Administration will fail to secure the support of the House »f Commons. This hypothesis seems to me to have important bearings. In the first place, the business to be transacted by Parlia- ment, though foreseen and not in character exceptional, is urgent. The supplies forthe publicservice arealready entirely exhausted. This contingency was in view when the date of the meeting of Parliament was fixed. It is in the public = Parl. Pap., H. C. 198, 1893-4, pp. 5 seq. Canada Sess. Pap., 1896, Sess. 2, No. 7.

Access restriction

Copyright

fullscreen: Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 1)

Multivolume work

Volume

Chapter

Table of contents

Download

Volume

Chapter

This page

Image fragment

Citation links

Citation recommendation