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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CHAP. IV] THE GOVERNOR AS HEAD 221 constructing connecting roads between the railways of the Colony. This procedure had long been usual, but unhappily an Act had just been passed with regard to corrupt practices, and the practice turned out to be illegal. Consequently the Opposition produced petitions, just before the time for presenting such petitions was expiring, against the return of 17 members of the majority, including the whole of the Cabinet with the exception of Mr. Harvey. This action took the Government by surprise, or they would have been pre- pared to lodge similar petitions against their opponents. The Legislature opened on February 16, 1894, in the curious position of the Government possessing a large majority, but a large majority which was, however, holding its tenure in a very uncertain manner. The situation was complicated by the fact that it was necessary to pass the usual annual Bill for giving powers to the officers of the Imperial Government for the enforcement of the French Treaties, and Sir W. Whiteway was not ready to pass the Bill exactly in the form in which it was desired by the Imperial Government ; in particular, he desired merely to procure a temporary Act. The proceedings against the members of the House resulted in March in the unseating of the Surveyor-General and Mr. Woods, and the Premier conceived the idea of a Bill cancelling the Elections Act under which these members had lost their seats. On the judgement in the Surveyor-General’s case being communi- cated as usual to the Assembly, the Prime Minister and a deputation of twenty members approached the Govern- ment dissenting from the judgement on the ground that the judgement was wrong, as it was an attempt to interfere with the discretion of the Executive Government in spending money on public works between the dissolution of Parlia- ment and the new elections. They asked for a dissolution, but the Governor was unwilling to consent that they should have one, on the ground that, despite their majority, they were not really entitled to have a dissolution. The entire Opposition protested against a dissolution on the ground that their opponents were really in a minority as the

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