164 THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL. 
for discharging the duties of the office, which are vested in 
Her Majesty, either as being part of her prerogative powers 
or under s. 9 of the B. N. A. Act, which declares, that “the 
Executive Government and Authority of and over Canada 
is hereby declared to continue and be vested in the Queen.” 
As above stated the Governor-General is appointed by 
the Crown by Commission’. He holds office during the 
pleasure of the Crown, but in accordance with the standing 
rule of the Colonial Office his term of service is limited to five 
or six years. His annual salary has been fixed at £10,000, and 
is payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada? 
The Governor-General is a corporation sole, and all bonds 
and other instruments taken by him in his public capacity 
are given to him and his successors by his name of office®. 
The position of the Governor-General may be considered 
as regards (1) the Legislature, (2) Party Government, (3) the 
Executive, (4) the Judicature, (5) the Prerogatives of the 
Srown. (6) the Provinces, and (7) his Responsibility. 
1. POWERS AS REGARDS THE DOMINION LEGISLATURE. 
1. He selects and summons qualified persons to the 
Senate* and fills up all vacancies’. He has also power to 
recommend the Queen to add three or six additional mem- 
bers representing equally Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime 
Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick®. 
Appoints 2. He appoints and may remove the Speaker of the 
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+f Senate. Senate, who must however be a senator’. 
Summons 3. He summons and calls together the House of 
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Commons, Commons®, 
Recom.- 4. He recommends to the House of Commons the 
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money levying of taxes and the appropriation of the revenue®. 
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Appoints 
Senators. 
1 See Appendix for form of Commission. 
2 B, N. A. Act, 5. 105. R.8.0C.0. 8,8 2. 3 R.8.C.c.8 8.1. 
4 B.N. A, Act, 8. 24. 5 Tb, 5.32, © B. N. A, Act, s. 26, see ante, p. 143. 
" Ib. 8. 84. 8 Ib. s. 88, 9 Ih. 8. 54.