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:: Chapter VIII. The constitutional relations of the houses

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586 PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [PART III the remaining members were Labour, and were united in feeling with Mr. Kidston. Mr. Philp therefore resigned before Parliament met, and Mr. Kidston took office again, and naturally the address in reply to the Governor’s speech was devoted to a criticism of his action in dissolving the Parliament contrary to the request of the Assembly. Moreover, it had been necessary to spend a very large sum of money, £687,000, without legislative appropriation in the interval, and threats were freely uttered that the expenditure would not be sanctioned. Political events, however, led to a change in the position ;1 Mr. Kidston’s alliance with the Labour party was unsteady, and it became necessary to consider a coalition with Mr. Philp’s followers. The result was seen in the passing at the end of the session, in a very inconspicuous manner which escaped the notice of the Labour members, of an appropriation to make good the sums expended during the period of Mr. Philp’s Ministry, and the adoption of an Act, No. 16, pro- viding for a referendum in case of difference of opinion between the two Houses, in place of swamping the Council. On the other hand, the Council showed its change of spirit by accepting the legislation of the Ministry without further demur, and in particular it passed the Bill for the referendum, though by a narrow majority, and in 1910 it accepted in substance a very elaborate Government programme. The relations of the Houses may thus be said to be settled on a new basis; no doubt it is still legally open to the Government of the day to ask the Governor to swamp the Council, but such a course would hardly be approved in view of the new position as provided in the Referendum Act. § 4. NaraL, Transvaal, OraNegE River CorLoNy In the case of Natal the period of the existence of the Upper House, seventeen years only, was too short to enable it to develop an individuality of its own, and it was decidedly ! The postal vote was, however, abandoned by Act No. 5, and a Wages Boards Act (No. 8) passed in wide terms. For the coalition, see Parlia- mentary Debates, cil. 28 seq.

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