[INDEX 
1633 
Attorney-General, position in Domi- 
nions, 311, 314 n. 1. 
Audit in Dominions (cf. Ontario Act 
1908, c. 9), 989 n. 1. 
Australian Coinage, 1185, 1186. 
Australian Colonies, intercolonial pre- 
ference in, 1870-3, 1164-81. 
Australian Natives’ Association, part 
in federal propaganda, 785. 
Australian States, powers and posi- 
tion of, Part IV, chap. ii, 970 n. 1. 
Austria-Hungary, Treaty of naviga- 
tion of April 30, 1868, with, binds 
all Dominions (except as regards 
coasting trade, Canada, Newfound- 
and, Natal, New Zealand, and 
Australian States, except Victoria), 
1108 ; attempt to obtain power of 
withdrawal from, for Dominions, 
1558 n.2; Commercial Treaty of 
December 5, 1876, with, binds all 
Dominions, 1108, 1153. 
Aylesworth, Hon. Sir Allen Bristol, 
K.C.M.G., Minister of Justice in 
Canada (1906-11), views as to dis- 
allowance of Provincial Acts, 743-9. 
Barkly, Sir H., G.C.M.G., K.C.B., 
Governor of the Cape (1870-7), 
views as to responsible govern- 
ment, 44-8 ; attitude towards South 
African federation, 942. 
Barotzeland—North-Western Rhode- 
sia, 995. 
Barron, Major-General Sir H., 
K.C.M.G., Governor of Tasmania 
(1909- ), refuses dissolution in 
1909 to Mr. J. Earle, 204-9, 1615. 
3arry, Sir R., C.J. of Victoria, dispute 
with Mr. Higinbotham as to leave 
of absence, 1345, 1346. 
3arton, Rt. Hon. Sir E., G.CM.G., 
views on executive power, 664 n. 2; 
forms first Federal Ministry (1801- 
3), 316, 789 n. 1; judicial opinions 
tas J. of the High Court, 1903- ) 
ited, 830-2, 835, 840, 841, 842, 
344, 851, 852, 859, 861, 862; mem- 
ber of the Judicial Committee 
(1909), 1375; P.C., 1302 n. 3. 
.asutoland, 299, 300, 997, 1068 n. 2. 
atchelor, Hon. E. L. (11911), views on 
proposed Standing Committee of the 
Imperial Conference, 1510; on the 
Declaration of London, 1513, 1514 ; 
»n merchant shipping and British 
indians, 1522; on Imperial Court 
>f Appeal, 1526; on Naturaliza- 
tion, 1530; on Emigration, 1533; 
on Labour Exchanges, 1536; on 
the metric system, 1539, 1540. 
3ath, Order of the, 1303. 
3ayard, Mr., views of treaty obliga- 
tions of United Kingdom, 1106, 
1107. 
Beaumont, Hon. W. H., J. of the 
Supreme Court of Natal, views on 
martial law, 280. 
3echuanaland Protectorate, 299, 997, 
1068 n. 2. 
3edford, Admiral Sir F. G. D., G.C.B., 
Governor of Western Australia 
1903-9), refuses dissolution to Sir 
N. J. Moore, 199, 200; presentation 
to, 99 n. 3. 
Behring Sea Arbitration (cf. 56 & 57 
Vict. ¢. 23; 58 & 59 Vict. ¢. 21), 
1143. 
Belgium, Treaty of 1862 with, 1108, 
1153, 1165 ; Canadian arrangement 
of 1910 with, 1119. 
Bell, Hon. Sir F. Dillon, K.CM.G., 
views on power of dissolution, 188, 
189; on prerogative of mercy, 
1464. 
Bell Telephone Co., position of, in 
Canada, 708 n. 3. 
Belmore, Lord, Governor of New 
Bagot, Rt. Hon. Sir C., K.C.B., Gover- 
nor-General of Canada (1842-3), 17. 
Bahamas, Constitution of, 11; pro- 
posal of money votes by private 
members, 642 ; no power of Crown 
to legislate for, 1444 n. 1; proposed 
anion with Canada, 1506 n. 3. 
Baird, J., destruction of his property 
by Sir B. Walker, 1103, 1104. 
Baker, Hon. Sir R. C., K.CM.G,, 
views as to elective ministries, 327 
n.1, 637 n. 2. 
Baldwin, Hon. R., views as to respon- 
sible government, 15, 16 ; resigna- 
tion of office in 1851, 646. 
Balfour, Rt. Hon. A. J., M.P., creates 
Committee of Imperial Defence, 
1268. 
Balfour of Burleigh, Lord, Bill for 
reference to people of certain ques- 
tions, 936, 937. 
3allance, Hon. J., Prime Minister of 
New Zealand (1891-3), 290, 325; 
dispute with Lord Glasgow as to 
addition of members to Upper 
House, 577-80; on prerogative of 
mercy, 1407-10. 
Banking, Dominion power as to, 714. 
Bankruptcy, 1465. 
Bankruptcy, priority of Crown in, 145. 
Barbados, Constitution of, 11; pro- 
posal of money votes by private 
members, 642 ; no power of Crown 
to legislate for, 1444 n. 1.