Die sociale Lage der Handlungsgehülfen und ihre Verbesserung durch die kaufmännischen Vereine

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Identifikator:: 834656833

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-87979

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Dietrich, Bernhard

Title:: Die sociale Lage der Handlungsgehülfen und ihre Verbesserung durch die kaufmännischen Vereine

Place of publication:: Frankfurt a.M.

Publisher:: Mahlau & Waldschmidt

Year of publication:: 1891

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (49 S.)

Collection:: Economics Books

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572 PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [PART II advice which might be offered by the responsible ministers so as practically to have the effect of nullifying without law in a material respect a most important constitutional principle, such as the right of extension of the Legislative Council. He pointed out that in the records of the discussions preceding responsible government, as shown by Mr. Wentworth’s speech! on the third reading of the Constitution Bill, the view was that a nominee Upper House would be flexible and expansive, while an elective House would lead to a revolution, would control the Lower House, and trample on the rights of the people. The Ministry were entitled to advise an increase of members if they thought fit, and the Governor could refuse their advice if he thought fit and call other advisers, the propriety of his action depending on the justice and impor- tance of the measure involved, the resistance of the Upper House to which would have led to the Government’s recom- mendation of further nominations, on the amount and length of continuance of the obstruction of the Council, on the proportionate number and importance of the majority of the colonists demanding it, and on the depth and fervour of their determination in doing so. In his reply of October 2, 1869,2 Lord Granville said that he was aware that the number of the Upper House was legally unlimited, and that it might on critical occasions be indis- pensable to bring the two Houses into harmony by creating or threatening to create a sufficient number of councillors. But the whole value and character of the Upper House would be destroyed if every successive Ministry were at liberty to obtain a majority in that House by the creation of councillors. There the matter rested until, by dispatch of August 10, 1872,2 Governor Sir Hercules Robinson sent a minute of his Cabinet to be laid before the Secretary of State. The minute pointed out that the Government had come into office to secure the passing of the Border Duties Bill, whereas the appointments to the Council which had ! In December 1854; Parl. Pap., H. C. 198, 1893-4, p. 80. * Ibid., p. 81. & Ibid., p. 87.

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