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-

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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:: Part IV. The federations and the union // Chapter II. The commonwealth of Australia

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oHAP. IT] THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 789 with severe penalties for any infringement. Moreover, the rivalry of the great cities of Melbourne and Sydney played a part, and the cities were really for most purposes, as a result of the congestion of population therein, the colonies. The tariff divided further both New South Wales and Victoria, and the people were strangely apathetic to the subjects dealt with by federation ; Australia had not yet produced that most remarkable product, a militant Labour party, and at the several referenda and elections the number of votes cast was only about 50 per cent! 5 2. Tne COMMONWEALTH AND THE STATES The fundamental basis of the Commonwealth Constitution is the creation of a new entity in the shape of the Common- wealth Parliament, which is dealt with in chapter one of the Act, an executive dealt with in chapter two, a judicature in chapter three, while finance and trade are dealt with in chapter four. A short fifth chapter deals with the states, and the sixth and seventh chapters contain but a few sections dealing with new states and with the seat of govern- ment, and the appointment of deputies by the Governor- General. A final chapter deals with the alteration of the constitution. Unlike the British North America Act, it has no creative power as regards the states at all, and it makes no alteration in their constitutions,? save by way of creating an authority with power in some degree exclusive of the powers granted to the states, in some degree co-extensive with, but paramount over, these powers. The Dominion * Cf. Harrison Moore, Commonwealth of Australia,® p. 62. The Duke of York opened the first session of the Legislature (for a needless criticism see Clark, Australian Constitutional Law, pp. 352, 353; and cof. Tasmania Parl. Pap., 1909, No. 14), and so the Duke of Connaught in the case of the Union in 1910. Lord Hopetoun on arrival in Australia asked Sir W. Lyne to try to form a Ministry, and on his inability so to do asked Mr. Barton to do so. Lord Gladstone similarly, but more successfully, asked General Botha to form a Ministry, not giving Mr. Merriman the option. * Various proposals were made on this head in the course of discussion, but never carried out.

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