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CONTENTS 
CHAPTER IV. THE ALTERATION OF THE CONSTITU 
TION . v 
§1. THE CONSTITUENT AUTHORITY OF Dominion ParLra- 
MENTS , ’ . 
§2. THe RESTRICTION ON ALTERATIONS IN AvusTrALIA | 
The Act of 1842 . . . 
The Act of 1850 . . ' : 
The Acts of 1855-90 : . 
The Act of 1907 
Local Acts . 
§3. THE ALTERATION OF THE CONSTITUTION oF NEW 
ZEALAND 
$4. THE ALTERATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN (ONSTITU- 
TIONS . ; . 438, 439 
§5. NEWFOUNDLAND AND THE PROVINCES OF CaNnaDa . 430. 440 
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424-40 
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427-36 
428 
429 
429 
431 
432 
CHAPTER V. THE PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURE . 441-73 
§1. THE CoNTROL OF EXPENDITURE . . . 441-6 
§ 2. THE PRIVILEGES OF THE PARLIAMENTS . . 446-57 
The position of Parliaments in the absence of Legisla- 
tion . : ; . . 
The position of Parliaments after Legislation 
The Canadian Provinces . . 
Other cases . . 
THE FORM AND LANGUAGE OF Acts 
THE PROCEDURE OF PARLIAMENT 
Time Limit for Speeches . 
Position of Speaker and President ; . . 
Summoning, Prorogation, and Dissolution of Parlia- 
ment . v . . 
Conferences between the Houses 
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479 
CHAPTER VI. THE LOWER HOUSES 
§1. THE FRANCHISE . 
(a) North America . 
Dominion -of Canada 
Provinces of Canada . 
Racial Disqualification 
Newfoundland © 
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