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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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 III. The Parliaments of the Dominions

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542 PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [PART 111 or the Governor or any person on his behalf to take, purchase, or acquire any lands, or any estate, interest, or easement therein for any public works or for any other public purposes whatsoever ; ‘contracts for the loan of money or securities given for the payment of money only ; contracts for advertis- ing by which a sum of over £50 is payable, if the contract is entered into after public tender. A ‘public defaulter > means a person convicted of wrong- fully spending, taking, or using any moneys the property of the Crown or of any local authority or of any corporation represented by a local authority. Members of the Council appointed since the passing of the Act of 1891 hold office for seven years only, to be reckoned from the date of the instrument of appointment, but they may be reappointed. In the case of any member of the Council, his seat shall 1pso facto be vacated— (a) If he takes any oath or makes any declaration or acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to any foreign prince or power ; or (6) If he does, or concurs in, or adopts any act whereby he may become a subject or citizen of any foreign state or power, or entitled to the rights, privileges, or immunities of a subject of any foreign state or power ; or {c) If he is bankrupt, or compounds with his creditors under any Act for the time being in force ; or (d) If he is a public defaulter, or is convicted of any crime punishable by death or by imprisonment with hard’ labour for a term of three years or upwards ; or (e) If he resigns his seat by writing under his hand addressed to and accepted by the Governor ; or (f) If for more than one whole session of the General Assembly he fails, without permission of the Governor notified to the Council, to give his attendance in the Council 2. Itis provided by s. 54 of the Imperial Act (15 & 16 Vict. e. 72) that it shall not be lawful for the House of Representa- tives or the Legislative Council to pass, or for the Governor to assent to, any Bill appropriating to the public service any sum of money from or out of His Majesty’s revenue within New Zealand unless the Governor, on His Majesty's behalf, shall first have recommended the House of Repre-+ sentatives to make provision for the specific public purpose towards which such money is to be appropriated. The

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