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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cmap. 111] THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA 961 allotted to the province for the time being, and thereupon additional members shall be allotted to such province in respect only of such excess. As soon as the number of the Assembly reaches 150 no further increase is to take place unless Parliament otherwise decides, and the distribution of members among the provinces will then be made so far as possible uniformly proportionate to the number of European male adults in that province. The allocation of any addi- tional members to divisions and the redivision thereby rendered necessary will be carried out by a commission of three judges appointed by the Governor-General in Council. The redivision and allocations shall only take effect at the first general election after they have been made. These elaborate provisions are based on those contained in the Constitutions of the Transvaal ! and the Orange River Colony,? and are intended to avoid the evil seen in the Cape and in Natal, where representation has at times completely disagreed with the alteration in population. They will probably be effective for their purpose, though inevitably rather complicated. The qualifications of members are that they must be qualified to be registered as voters® for the election of members of the Lower House in an electoral division of the Union, have resided five years in South Africa, and be British subjects of European descent. Here again the colour bar is noteworthy, and marks a retrogression from the point of view of the Cape practice. Provision is made that the voters at Assembly elections shall be those qualified to vote in the existing Colonies for the election of members of the Assembly, while in matters of procedure, such as registration ! Letters Patent, December 6, 1906, s. 15 and Sched. iii. * Letters Patent, June 5, 1907, s. 18 and Sched. iii. This excludes female members, and there is no female suffrage, which would be peculiarly out of place in a country like South Africa. Cf. The Government of South Africa, ii. 396 seq. ; House of Commons Debates, ix. 1611, 1612. ' These words, like ‘ European adults’, are vague, and the question was raised whether a South African or an American was a European; see House of Lords Debates, ii. 863 ; House of Commons, ix. 1603, 1604. 12792 Dd

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