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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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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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part II. The executive Government

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250 THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT [PART II upon this subject, as each case must stand or fall upon its own merits ; but I should be disposed to say generally that such expenditure would be justifiable, first, on the ground of necessity, or, secondly, on the ground that it is sure to be subsequently sanctioned, joined to strong grounds of expediency, even though short of actual necessity. You are probably aware that in England the Treasury have no power of transferring surpluses on civil or revenue service votes to meet deficiencies occurring on other votes of the same service; but a fund has been established by Parliament called the Civil Contingency Fund, amounting to 120,000Z., out of which the Treasury can provide tempo- rarily for any services such as you allude to in the third paragraph of your Despatch. In the following estimates a vote is taken for all such advances, and the sum so voted is repaid to the Civil Contingency Fund. It appears to me worthy of your careful consideration whether a similar contingency fund might not usefully be established in the Colony, though without further informa- tion I am not myself in a position to judge whether such a measure would in the result prove beneficial, or whether if proposed it would be likely to obtain the sanction of the Colonial Legislature.’ On March 25, 1869! Lord Belmore reported to the Secretary of State on a difficulty which had arisen in the matter of such warrants. He had paid some salaries on a warrant issued without the approval of Parliament, and the Legislative Council had protested. As he read the Constitution Act, an appropriation was not required to authorize the Government to sign any warrant, but to autho- rize the Treasurer to act upon the Governor’s warrant, no matter when or how long before signed. He quoted as his authority for his action the dispatch of 1868. To this dispatch Lord Granville replied, disapproving the views of the Governor, and this gave rise to an interesting discussion of the views of the Secretary of State by the Executive Government of the Colony. The following extracts will show the position adopted by either side, and are of importance as illustrating the views held of responsible government by Lord Granville. t Parl, Pap., C. 2173, p. 117.

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