b8¢ THE FEDERATIONS AND THE UNION [PART 1v 
Council from judgements already delivered before the Act 
came into operation, 
The administration of justice ! throughout the Union shall 
be vested in a Minister of State, who shall acquire all the 
powers vested in the Attorneys-General of the Colonies at 
the time of the Union, save that the powers as to the prosecu- 
tion of crimes and offences will be vested in an officer in each 
province appointed by the Governor-General in Council, 
who shall be styled the Attorney-General of the province in 
question and who shall also carry out any other duties 
assigned to him by the Governor-General in Council. The 
Crown Solicitor in the Eastern Districts of the Cape and the 
Crown Prosecutor for Griqualand West are also continued 
in office. 
§ 6. Tue Crvir. SERVICE 
All the officers of the public service 2 in the various Colonies 
at the time of the union will become officers of the Union. 
As soon as possible after the passing of the Act, the Governor- 
General in Council shall appoint a Commission ® to make 
recommendations for the reorganization and readjustment 
of the service, and for the transfer of officers to the provinces. 
After the Commission has reported, the Governor-General 
may transfer officers from time to time to the provincial 
services, and pending such transfer he may with the advice 
of the Council place the services of Union officers at the 
disposal of the provinces. Special rules will, however, apply 
to persons under the control of the Railway and Harbour 
Board. After the Union is established, a permanent civil 
Service commission shall be appointed with such powers as 
fo appointment, discipline, retirement, and superannuation 
‘8.139. Cf Rv. Liepschitz, 20 C. T. R. 645, 
! ss. 140-6. The appointment and dismissal of officers are dealt with in 
5. 15. They rest with the Governor-General in Council, 
* Duly appointed in 1910. In England the offices of the four Agents- 
General were merged into one under Sir R. Solomon, Agent-General for 
the Transvaal, as High Commissioner, taking rank with the High Com- 
missioners for Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Dominion 
of New Zealand. See Act No. 3 of 1911