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

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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974 THE FEDERATIONS AND THE UNION [PART IV the Canadian Provinces possess that power in the fullest degree. The Australian States, as mentioned above, are still better off, as they can legislate on any matter subject merely to the possibility of conflict with a Commonwealth law on the subjects, by no means very numerous, on which ‘he Federal Parliament has legislative power. Moreover, in all matters of finance the Union Government possesses another means of control over the provinces. No appropriation can be made save on the recommendation of the Administrator, whose warrant is also requisite for any expenditure,’ and in recommending or issuing warrants it would appear—though it is not clear—that the Administrator will act as a Union official. Further, the provincial accounts are to be audited by an auditor appointed by the Governor in Council and paid from Union funds, who will be only removable from office by the Governor-General in Council for cause assigned, which must be communicated to Parliament within a week of the removal, or within a week after the meeting of Parliament if it be not sitting at the date of the removal. The counter-signature of the auditor shall be essential for the validity of any warrant issued by the Administrator for the expenditure of money.2 Though the power of the Union Government over the pro- vinces is thus to be complete, there is no control reserved to the Imperial Government. The laws of the provinces will not be subject to Imperial disallowance, and this point is one of considerable moment, in view of the fact that the power of assent or reservation is given not to the Governor- General, but to the Governor-General in Council? a rule which prevails in Canada. Now the power of the Provincial Councils extends to matters which might easily affect vitally Imperial interests, e.g. legislation differentiating against British Indians and Japanese or Chinese.# No doubt the control and administration of matters affecting Asiatics specially or differentially are vested by s. 147 in the Governor- General in Council, but that provision, in my opinion, does * 8. 92 5. 90. Contrast The Government of South Africa, ii, 153. a 8G

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