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 III. The treatment of native races

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cHAP. 111] TREATMENT OF NATIVE RACES 1059 number of Maori members was made. No registration is required among the electorate, which consists of Maoris, and since 1893 the Maori women enjoy the suffrage. Of recent years the interest in elections seems clearly to have in- creased, and the recent Royal Commission in 1910 revealed a good deal of jobbery of quite a European type. In 1909 Sir J. Ward urged the success of the Maori vote as a reason for providing representation for the natives by natives if desired in the Parliament of the Union of South Africa, and Sir J. Carroll, who is part Maori, has several times acted as Premier. The policy adopted by the Government has been to main- bain the native land laws, which have, however, been modified from time to time and have been finally codified in 1909 by the native member of the Executive Council. Moreover the Executive Council and the Legislative Council, like the Lower House, contain Maori members. The acquisition of land! from the Maoris is conducted through the Government, and, thanks to its policy, large quantities of land are being made available for European settlement without trenching on the lands which are neces- sary for the Maoris to live upon, for the lands still in their possession and assured to them by the Treaty of 1842 and subsequent legislation (the Treaty in itself not being sufficient to confer a paramount right) are very much greater than can be turned to profitable use by their Maori owners. The mode of acquisition of land makes suitable provision to secure that the funds obtained by the disposal of the land to Europeans may not be wasted by the recipients, but that part at least shall be invested for their permanent benefit. From time to time petitions have been addressed to the Imperial Government by New Zealand Maoris, asking that His Majesty the King should interfere in some way or other ' See the excellent Land Act, No. 15 of 1909; No. 82 of 1910; Parl. Pap., Cd. 5135, p. 17; see also on the land laws Willoughby v. Panapa Wathopt, 29 N. Z. L. R. 1123. Cf. Nireaha Tamaki v. Baker, [1901] A. C. 561, where Wi Parata v. Bishop of Wellington, 3N.Z.J. R. (N. 8.) 8. C. 72; Reg. v. Symonds, Parl. Pap., December 1847, p. 64, are carefully considered. Kk?

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