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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Title:: Part III. The Parliaments of the Dominions

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462 PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [PART IIT language, and that the votes and proceedings and proposed laws should be printed in both languages, but all journals, entries, minutes, and proceedings in the two Houses were recorded in English only, while laws were to be issued in both languages. Thus the Dutch language remained in an inferior position, though still recognized as an official lan- guage. In the case of the Union of South Africa the matter is different : s. 137 of the South Africa Act, 1909, provides that both the English and Dutch languages shall be the official languages of the Union, and shall be treated on a footing of equality, and possess and enjoy equal freedom, rights, and privileges. All records, journals, and proceedings of the Union Parliament shall be kept in both languages, and all Bills, Acts, or notices of general public importance or interest issued by the Government of the Union shall be in both languages. The clause was admittedly a victory for the Dutch party, and it seems that originally Dr. (now Sir 8.) Jameson was unwilling to concede the point, but yielded when he found that the matter was being treated as a question of honour by the Dutch party, as showing their equality with the English. This is its justification, though otherwise it would be regrettable that artificial steps should be taken to encourage the development of bilingualism in the Cape, where in the long run it can merely add to the complications of education and life. Tt is very doubtful if bilingualism is in any way encouraging to mental growth ; ? at any rate, the history of South Africa has not tended as a rule to encourage the view that that country is exception- ally fortunate in possessing intellectual leaders. There is a curious difficulty in all these cases, viz. which language shall decide where there are discrepant versions, a matter not at all rare; it cannot be said that even in Canada there is any rule generally laid down ; apparently it is held that the sense and context will decide in favour of the most probable interpretation, or if the Act be a consolidation, the language of the Act to be consolidated may be referred to.? * Cf. Parl. Pap., Cd. 5666, pp. 244-66. * The Act 8 Edw. VIL. o, 7, 8. 13, accepts the principle of consistency for the Revised Statutes, 1909, See also Civil Code, s, 2615.

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