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 I. Introductory

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26 RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT [PART I [n 1852 the Legislative Council of New South Wales ap- pointed a select committee to prepare a Bill to carry into effect the powers conceded by the Imperial Act. This committee drew up a Bill in the form of an Imperial Act, with two Bills attached to alter the constitution and to grant a Civil List. This form was adopted because of the necessity of securing the repeal of the Imperial Acts which regulated the sale and management of waste lands in the Colonies and the appropriation of the revenues thence arising, which the Colonies desired to have under their own control and management. In a dispatch of December 15, 1852.1 Sir John Pakington announced the decision of the Imperial Government with regard to the future of the Colony. They were prepared to grant responsible government in view of the discoveries of gold and the influx of population ; they were also willing to concede the control of the waste lands and the appro- priation of the proceeds, of which already one half was applied to the general purposes of the Colony and the other half to immigration. They were not able to accept the proposal that the right of the Crown to disallow Acts should be restricted in any formal manner to Acts of local interest, for they could see no means of drawing a satisfactory distinction in these matters; but they approved of the creation of two Houses, and of the adoption of ministerial responsibility. A copy of the dispatch to New South Wales was simul- taneously sent to Victoria, with an intimation that the views therein laid down applied equally to that Colony, and thus the Legislative Council was invited to follow the example of that of New South Wales, and send forward detailed proposals for a new constitution.? No criticisms were offered on the draft sent by New South Wales, which was not received by the Secretary of State until January 22, 1853, for it was thought better to await the receipt of the draft as finally passed by the Council. A copy of the dispatch * Parl. Pap., March 14, 1853, pp. 44 seq. Ibid., p. 57.

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