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

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Year of publication:: 1912-

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

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Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

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Title:: Part III. The Parliaments of the Dominions

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cHAP. 1] POWERS OF DOMINION PARLIAMENTS 371 salaries which resulted in a decision against an increase, while in 1903 under Act No. 13 a referendum in New South Wales resulted in the reduction of the number of members of the Assembly to ninety. In addition there have been a few cases of referenda on special topics. Thus in 1896 a referendum was held in South Australia as to religious education : three questions were put, that of continuance of the existing system, that of the adoption of religious instruction, and that of state aid to denominational schools. The results were decisively in favour of the existing system. On the other hand, the refer- endum taken in 1910 under the Act No. 11 of 1908 in Queensland resulted in a distinct majority (74,228 to 56,681) in favour of a system of undenominational teaching supple- mented by access for denominational purposes, and this vote, though not cordially accepted by the Government, was loyally carried out by them by Act No. 5 of 1910, Mr. Kidston arguing that the decision of the people must in fairness be obeyed. An informal referendum on education was taken in Victoria in 1904, but every effort since to pass a Bill for that end has been rejected, including an attempt to introduce such a clause in the last Education Act of 1910. In Mani- toba in 1892, under Act ¢. 24, in Ontario under the Act 56 Vict. ¢. 35, and in other provinces, a referendum was taken as to the manufacture, sale, and importation of intoxicants, and a general referendum on these topics was held in Canada under the Act 61 Vict. c. 51, but in both cases the motion in favour of prohibition was not strong enough to effect much. The use of the referendum in the Dominions for constitu- tional alterations has not been usual even in the case of the formation of federations. In the case of Canada there were no referenda at all, and only in New Brunswick was there a general election on the question. In the case of the Union of South Africa only in Natal was a referendum held. In Australia, on the other hand, referenda were held in all the six states, and it was not until all the six states had concurred that federation was adopted. ! See below, Part IV, ch. ii, note A. rh?

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