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

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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

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crap. m1] THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA 957 and does not apply to the Imperial naval forces, but apparently in South Africa the command-in-chief will apply also to the Imperial naval forces while in South African waters. Of course it carries with it no actual power of any kind whatever. $ 3. THE PARLIAMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA The Parliament is to consist of the King, a Senate, and a House of Assembly. The Senate! was to be composed in the first instance of eight nominated members selected by the Governor-General in Council, of whom four should be selected on the ground of their thorough acquaintance by reason of official experience or otherwise with the reasonable wants and wishes of the coloured population of South Africa. In addition each province elected eight members. These members were chosen by the two Houses of the Colonial Parliament sitting together on the principle of proportional representation with the single transferable vote, on a date before the day appointed for the coming into effect of the Union. In both cases the senators will hold office for ten years, and casual vacancies will be filled up by the Governor- General in Council in the case of nominated members, and in the other cases by the Provincial Councils on the principle of proportional representation with the single transferable vote ; but those appointed by the Councils will only hold office until the expiration of the first ten years. Parliament may provide as to the manner in which after the expiration of ten years the senators shall be elected, but if no special provision is made it will be carried out by the Provincial Councils sitting together with the members of the House of Assembly for the province on the principle indicated above. A senator must be thirty years of age, be qualified as a voter for the election of members of the House of Assembly in one of the provinces, have resided for five years in the Union as constituted at the time of his nomination or election, be a British subject of European descent, and if an elected member be possessed of immovable property within the + gs. 19-31.

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