560 PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [PART 1II 
We have caused a case to be prepared setting forth the 
questions which have so arisen, and which we desire to be 
so submitted in the words following :— 
1. The Constitution Act of Queensland, 31 Vict. No. 38, 
contains the following provisions :— 
Section 1. ‘There shall be within the said Colony of 
Queensland a Legislative Council and a Legislative Assembly.’ 
Section 2. ‘ Within the said Colony of Queensland, Her 
Majesty shall have power, by and with the advice and 
consent of the said Council and Assembly, to make laws 
for the peace, welfare, and good government of the Colony 
in all cases whatsoever. Provided that all Bills for appro- 
priating any part of the public revenue, for imposing any 
new rate, tax, or impost, subject always to the limitations 
hereinafter provided, shall originate in the Legislative 
Assembly of the said Colony.’ 
Section 18. ‘It shall not be lawful for the Legislative 
Assembly to originate or pass any vote, resolution, or Bill, 
for the appropriation of any part of the said Consolidated 
Revenue Fund, or of any other tax or impost to any purpose 
which shall not first have been recommended by a message 
of the Governor to the said Legislative Assembly during 
the session in which such vote, resolution, or Bill shall be 
passed.’ 
2. Sections 1 and 2 are re-enactments of sections 1 and 2 
of the Order in Council of 6th June 1859, providing for the 
constitution of the Colony of Queensland. 
Section 18 is a re-enactment of section 55 of the Act of 
New South Wales, 17 Vict. No. 41, contained in the first 
schedule to the Imperial Act, 18 & 19 Vict. co. 54. 
3. The members of the Legislative Council are nominated 
by the Governor for life, subject to certain contingencies. 
The members of the Legislative Assembly are elected by 
the several constituencies into which the Colony is divided. 
4. During the sessions of 1884 and 1885, © A Bill to provide 
for the payment of the expenses incurred by members of 
the Legislative Assembly in attending Parliament’ was 
passed by the Legislative Assembly, and on each occasion 
rejected by the Legislative Council. No limit was proposed 
to the duration of this Bill. 
5. In the estimates of expenditure for the year 1885-6, 
which were laid before the Legislative Assembly in the session 
of 1885, after the rejection of this Bill for the second time 
by the Legislative Council, there was included under the 
heading of ‘ The Legislative Assembly’s Establishment ’. an