INDEX 1635
n.1; Governor of Victoria (1876-9),
attitude towards disputes of two
Houses in 1877-9, 605-24 ; censured
for concurring in dismissal of civil
servants in 1878, 264, 265.
3raddon, Rt. Hon. Sir E. N. C,
Premier of Tasmania (1894-9), 325 ;
views as to relations of States and
Commonwealth, 796 ; on Imperial
unity, 1469 ; author of clause 87 in
Commonwealth Constitution (the
Braddon blot *), 786, 896.
Brand, Speaker of Imperial House of
Commons, views as to dissolution
without supply, 184; closures debate
on own authority on February 3,
1881 (Redlich, Procedure of House
of Commons, i. 153-9; iii. 81), 464.
Brand, His Honour Sir J., K.C.M.G.,
President of the Orange Free State,
942.
Brassey, Lord (now Earl), Governor of
Victoria (1897-1900), refuses in 1899
a dissolution to Sir G. Turner, 190.
British Bechuanaland, 300.
British Columbia: representative
government, 5, 6, 598 ; responsible
government, 24 ; legal basis, 63;
petition of right (Rev. Stat., 1897,
c. 59), 144; Executive Council,
150; Ministry (Act 1911, cc. 10,11),
315; legislative authority, 355
n. 1; privileges of Legislature,
152, 453 ; Speaker, 468 ; summons,
prorogation, and dissolution, 470
a. 5; duration, 502 ; franchise, 477,
178 ; qualification of members, 492,
193; payment, 504; electoral
matters, 505; no Upper House,
598 ; entrance into federation, 648,
549, 763 ; representation in Senate,
352; in House of Commons, 653 ;
sxecutive authority, 681; disal-
lowance of Bills, 735 n.3, 740;
Dominion subsidy, 757, 758; rail-
way lands, 682, 683; Oriental
immigration, 1076-9; Pacific Rail-
way question, 1384 n.1; judiciary
(Rev. Stat., 1897, c. 56; 7 Edw. VIL
ce. 10 and 12), 732, 1337, 1338;
decisions on constitutional ques-
tions (Rev. Stat., 1897, c. 56, ss. 98—
108), 754 n. 1,756 0. 2 ; by Supreme
Court of Canada, 751 n.1; appeals
s0 Supreme Court (Order in Council,
January 23, 1911), 750; to Privy
Touncil, 754 ; prerogative of mercy,
1400 n. 1; Church in, 1626.
British Guiana, Constitution of, 10,11;
power of Crown to legislate for, 1444
a. 1.
British Honduras, legislature of (Acts
16 Vict. No. 4; Nol of 1870), 366;
modification of Constitution in
1870, 10; no power of Crown to
legislate for, 1444 n. 1; judicial
tenure in, 1625.
British Indians, treatment of in
Dominion, 1081-1100; discussion
of question affecting at Imperial
Conference, 1520-3. See Asiatics.
British Kaffraria, 300.
British New Guinea, proposed annexa-
tion of by Queensland, 780, 1135.
3ritish preference, in Canada, 1469.
British shipping, discussion of at
Imperial Conference, 1518-26, 1623.
Brodeur, Hon. L. P., Canadian Minis-
ter of Labour (1906-11), now a
Judge, negotiates with France,
116, 1117; represents Canada ab
Umperial Conference of 1911, 1501 ;
views on merchant shipping, 1520,
1525; on Imperial Court of Appeal,
1528.
3roome, Sir F. Napier, K.CM.G.,
Governor of Western Australia
(1883-9), views as to responsible
government, 38, 39.
3rown, Hon. G., negotiations with
United States, 1145; views on
federation in 1859, 646.
3ryce, Rt. Hon. d., 0.M., services as
ambassador to United States, 1142.
ryce, Hon. F., Minister of Native
Affairs in New Zealand, 576.
Buckingham and Chandos, Duke of,
Secretary of State for the Colonies
(1867-8), views as to defence of
Cape, 43.
ulletin, its views on financial refer-
endum of 1910, 929.
Jurke’s Act (22 Geo. III. c. 75), 1341-7,
urns, Rt. Hon. J., M.P., President
»f the Local Government Board,
7iews on emigration, 1533-5; on
reciprocal legislation as to deserted
wives, 1543.
surton, Hon. G. W., J. of the Appeal
“ourt of Ontario, views on executive
power, 657, 659 n. 1.
3utt, Isaac, M.P., complaint against
New Brunswick Act regarding
Orangemen, 731.
Buxton, Sir T. Fowell, Bart., G.C.M.G.,
Governor of South Australia (1895—
8), 97.
Buxton, Rt. Hon. S., M.P., President
of the Board of Trade, attends
Imperial Conference, 1911; views
on British shipping, 1518, 1523-5;
on the Labour Exchanges, 1535-7 ;
