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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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part IV. The federations and the union // Chapter I. The dominion of Canada

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CHAP. I] THE DOMINION OF CANADA 757 mines, minerals, and royalties, shall belong to the several provinces in which they are situated or arise, subject to any trusts existing in respect thereof, and to any interest other than that of the province in the same. This section has been held by the Privy Council not to make the rights of the Indians to annuities in any way a charge on the lands of the provinces. Moreover, by s. 117 the provinces retain all their public property not otherwise expressly disposed of. They also retain the assets connected with such portions of the public debt as are retained by the provinces. Canada assumed the debt of the United Provinces up to $62,500,000 free, of Nova Scotia up to $8,000,000, of New Brunswick up to $7,000,000, the rest being assumed subject only to a payment by the province of five per cent. per annum. On the other hand, if the public debts of the last two provinces did not exceed the amounts mentioned, Canada was to pay five per cent. on the difference between the total authorized and the actual debt. The debts were to be lessened by the value of the cash, &c., transferred to the Federal Government. In addition, the provinces were to receive each annually eighty, seventy, sixty, and fifty thousand dollars for Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick respectively, plus eighty cents per head of the population as ascertained at the census of 1861, and in the case of the small provinces, at each successive decennial census until the population reached four hundred thousand, at which it was to remain fixed. The grants were to preclude any future demand on the Federal Government, and were to be paid half-yearly in advance, after deduction of any interest owing to Canada on debt account. Moreover, a special grant was made by s. 119 to New Brunswick. Fresh arrangements were made with each of the subsequently acquired provinces, but of these all save Prince Edward Island—which had none—did not receive full control of their public lands, though British Columbia retained the bulk of her land. and t 8s. Catherine's Milling and Lumber Co. v. Reg., 14 App. Cas. 46; 13 8S. C. R. 577; 13 0. A. R. 148; 10 O. R. 196: Biggar, Sir Oliver Mowat, ii, 4590-63.

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