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The clauses (1) relating to meetings of the Privy Council, 
(2) authorizing the Governor to act in opposition to the advice 
of his ministers, (3) prescribing certain classes of bills to be 
reserved for Imperial consideration, (4) dealing with matters 
within the province of the provincial Legislatures were 
omitted ; whilst the clause relating to the exercise of the 
prerogative of pardon was modified so as to draw a distinction 
between local cases and cases of Imperial interest, 
The new Letters Patent” empower the Governor-General Powers 
to keep and use the Great Seal of the Dominion ; to appoint pred 
all judges, justices, and such other officers as might be ap- Letters 
pointed by Her Majesty; to remove upon sufficient cause any 
person appointed to any office by or under the authority of 
the Crown; to summon, prorogue and dissolve the Dominion 
Parliament, and to appoint a Deputy. The Letters Paterit also 
make provision for appointing a Lieutenant-Governor or 
other person to perform the duties of the office in case 
of the death, incapacity, removal or absence of the Governor- 
General. 
The Instructions® require the Governor-General to take Tastes. 
the oath of allegiance, the oath for due execution of his office, ’ 
and for due and impartial administration of justice; and 
authorize him to administer the oath of allegiance and any 
other oath prescribed to all persons holding any office: they 
also empower him to exercise under certain conditions the 
prerogative of mercy, and lay down certain rules to be 
observed in transmitting laws to which he has assented or 
which he has reserved for Her Majesty's consideration. 
The Commission simply appoints the person selected to Commis- 
the office. sion. 
The object of the Letters Patent and Instructions is 
to confer on the Governor-General those powers, necessary 
! Bee Todd, Chap. IV. for a detailed account of these changes. 
* See Appendix, where Letters Patent and Instructions are set out at 
length. 
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