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

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VIII. The constitutional relations of the houses

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608 PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [PART III Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, in a telegram of the 22nd of February 1878, told the Governor that his duty was clearly to act in accordance with the advice of his ministers, provided he was satisfied that the action advised was lawful ; if not so satisfied, he should take his stand on the law ; if doubtful as to the law, he should have recourse to the legal advice at his command. In a dispatch of the 23rd of January 1878.2 Sir G. Bowen reported the grounds on ‘which he had consented to terminate the services of certain officers of the Civil Service. Sufficient officers had been retained to provide for the administration of the country, all the steps taken were legal, and none of the unconstitutional contrivances adopted in the previous crisis and condemned by the Secretary of State for the Colonies at the time, had been sanctioned by the Governor. He had made it clear that he would not allow any interference with the currency or the banking institutions of the country. On the 25th of January, 1878, the Governor sent the opinion of the Attorney-General of Victoria, which stated that he concurred in the opinion of the Solicitor-General in 1858 that the resolutions of the Committee of Supply of the Lower House, when reported to, and adopted by, the House, made the amount legally available,and enclosed corres- pondence in 1857-66 with regard to Money Bills in Victoria. On the 26th of January * the Governor reported that he had found it necessary to call the attention of his ministers to the question of the legality of certain of their acts; it had been asserted on the 8th of January by his ministers that the action taken in terminating the services of certain judicial officers had been legal, but that assertion had been erroneous, and he had therefore insisted on the cancellation of the removal of these officers. On the other hand, repre- sentations were made by the Legislative Council of Victoria pointing out that the Governor had acted as a partisan in t Parl. Pap., C. 1982, p. 41. ? Ibid., p. 43. 3 Parl. Pap., C. 1985, p. 5. * Ibid., p. 32. He did not add that many of the reinstated officers were simultaneously. but in due form, removed again from office.

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