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 V. Imperial control over dominion administration and legislation // Chapter II. Imperial control over the inernal affairs of the dominions

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1048 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [PART V Civil List Acts (1 Will. IV. ¢. 25; 1 & 2 Vict. c. 2) the funds in question, and the Act of 1852 (15 & 16 Vict. c. 39) recites the fact that grants had been made without authority, and required the confirmation which it proceeds to give. In 1852 the power to deal freely with land, subject only to existing rights of the New Zealand Company, was given to New Zealand, though only to the central Legislature, and in 1856 an Act to confer on the provincial councils to enact laws for regulating the sale, disposal, and occupation of the waste lands of the Crown was disallowed. In 18552 the land of the Australian Colonies was thrown open to the administration of the Governments and Legislatures, though the land in Western Australia was kept under the Imperial control, as that Colony was still without responsible govern- ment.? Tn South Africa the Cape in 1872, and Natal in 1893 were in full possession of the Crown revenues which had been accorded them with representative government.t In the case of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony, while the general land control was surrendered, a curious position was left with regard to land settlement. Special provision was felt to be necessary for the continuance for a period of the power of the Governor over the lands which had been occupied by settlers introduced originally more or less deli- berately to act as a counterpoise to the Boer population, and who from various causes would have been likely to suffer severely if left to a government merely careful of their legal ' 15 & 16 Vict. c. 72, 88. 72-8. 8.73 saved native rights, but was repealed {under the authority of 25 & 26 Vict. c. 48) by The Native Lands Act, 1873, s. 4. Cf also Wallis v. Solicitor-General for New Zealand, [1903] A.C. 173; and see 29N. Z. L. R. 1123. For the other sections see Oon- stitution and Government of New Zealand, p. 11. The surrender in New Brunswick in 1837 (8 Will. IV. ¢. 1) is described by Hannay, New Bruns- wick, ii. 1 seq., and see 3 Cart, 20 seq. * 18 & 19 Vict. ¢. 56. Cf. also Forsyth. Cases and Opinions on Con- stitutionol Law, pp. 174-6. * It was given power by 53 & 54 Viet. c. 26, on the grant of responsible government, ¢ In Natal a trust existed as regards native lands under royal letters patent. It was made statutory by a Natal Act (No. 29) of 1910 just before anion. Legislation regarding native lands required reservation.

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