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 II. The executive Government

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220 THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT [PART II seen in 1909, when the occurrence of a dead heat in Newfound- land rendered the position very difficult: the Government did not attempt to make any appointments or contracts with one exception,! which could be disapproved by their successors, and thus avoided the unfortunate event which took place in Canada when the new (Government cancelled many of the appointments made by the outgoing Govern- ment. There is, however, no doubt that that Government had strained its functions. None the less, in 1908, after their defeat at the general election of that year, the Government of New Brunswick, which had held office since 1891, not merely remained for nearly a month in office after their failure to secure their return to power, but asked the Lieutenant-Governor to make certain appointments, which he declined to do on the ground that they no longer repre- sented the will of the people? The question was much canvassed in connexion with the resignation of the Ross Ministry in 1905 in Ontario, as they made various appoint- ments, and these appointments were naturally resented by their political opponents. The position of the Governor with regard to his ministers when they cannot certainly command the support of the Legislature is curiously illustrated by a remarkable series of events which took place in Newfoundland in 1893 and 1894.4 In the former year the (Government of Sir W. Whiteway returned to office with a very substantial majority in the Lower House of 36 members, having 24 members to 12. But as usual the Victory of the party had been secured by judicious expenditure at the election time of the funds raised ander an Act of the Colony for a loan for the purpose of ' See the pamphlet, Protest of Anglo-American Telegraph Company, Lid., against the Ratifying of a Draft Contract between the Government of New- foundland and the Commercial Cable Co., signed February 18, 1909, published in Newfoundland. * Canadian Annual Review, 1908, p. 402. ® Thid., 1905, p. 489. See Journals of House of Assembly, 1894, and the newspapers passim. Mr. Whiteway became Premier first in 1877, and after a period of eclipse from 1885-9 succeeded in retaining office until 1894, and again returned to power in 1895.

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