Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 2)

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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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Identifikator:: 1896935052

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-238139

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

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 2

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XI Seiten, Seiten 570-1100

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Title:: Chapter VIII. The constitutional relations of the houses

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576 PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [PART 111 Council. Ministers were in a weak position, as the election which had just taken place had resulted in a change of feeling in the country, and he had demanded before he accepted their advice an assurance that their advice was given less to reward party services than to strengthen the Upper House. He had accepted their advice, although it was probably the case that they were in a minority, partly because the practice of giving rewards on the retirement of a Ministry was well known in England. In 1877, it was true, Lord Normanby declined to accept advice as to the appointment to the Council of Mr. Wilson while a vote of non-confidence in his ministers was pending, but on the vote being rejected he acted on the nomination of the Prime Minister. That action had been ap- proved by the Secretary of State, but the circumstances were somewhat different, and he hoped his action also would be approved. In a further dispatch of January 24, 1891,! Lord Onslow reported that his ministers had asked for the appoint- ment of not less than eleven councillors ; the Premier had urged that the Governor should either accept their advice or dispense with their services, but he had finally induced them, with the assistance of Mr. Bryce, formerly Minister for Native Affairs, and their most prominent supporter in the House of Representatives, to retain office on his making six appointments on the strength of a formal assurance that these names were recommended solely to add strength to the House and not for party purposes. On the other hand, a petition was presented by forty members of the House of Representa- tives, asking that no more members of the Council should be appointed until after the meeting of Parliament, although the appointments had already been made on January 20. He explained that he had not felt justified in refusing the advice of his ministers in a matter which concerned the Colony alone, which neither affected the royal prerogative of mercy nor the question of an appeal to the people, and was in consonance with accepted constitutional practice. It was not seriously maintained that his action was uncon- stitutional, in view of the English practice, but there was t Parl. Pap., H. C. 198, 1893-4, p. 15.

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