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 V. Imperial control over dominion administration and legislation // Chapter III. The treatment of native races

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1056 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [PART V some recompense. The only serious difficulties which have arisen are in connexion with lands for native Indians in British Columbia, as it is alleged by the Indians that the British Columbia Government has not assigned to them adequate lands for their maintenance, while it is claimed by the Provincial Government that adequate lands have been so assigned, and the matter is to be referred to the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, from which appeal lies of course to the Privy Council. The general policy 2 of the Canadian Government with regard to the Indians has been to secure them adequate reserves of land for their habitation, and it has taken the pains to prevent their being subject to unfair treatment in any of the provinces of the Dominion. The Dominion Constitution also leaves the Indians in the same position as any other persons with regard to the franchise, but there are certain restrictions in some of the provinces with regard to the Indians being enrolled as electors, though these restrictions are only partial. With the exception of the disturbance of 1870 on the taking possession by Canada of the lands of the Hudson Bay Company, and the North- West rebellion of 1885, which was undoubtedly caused by some lack of tact on the part of the Dominion Government, but which affected the French half-breeds much more than the pure Indians, most of whom took no share in it, there has been almost no breach of the peace in Canada. Pains are taken to secure the useful employment of the funds arising out of Indian lands, and of subsidies granted by the Dominion Parliament and the Department of Indian Affairs, which is under the Minister of the Interior, who is Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and is fully qualified to deal with all problems arising with regard to the Indians. Annual reports of the progress of the Indians are issued, ! Papers have been published by the British Columbia Government on the topic (1907, F. 33; 1908, D. 47). For the legal question of the land rights see above, Part IV, chap. i; Ontario Sess. Pap., 1908, No. 71. * See the Annual Reports of the Indian Department; for their dis- abilities in electoral matters see above, Part III, chap. vi; cf. also Nova Scotia Act, 1911. c. 2. as to education.

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