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provincial from the federal or Union
Parliaments and vice versa, 964 n. 1.
Bxecutive Committee, in the pro-
vinces of the Union, 967-72.
Executive Council, Part IX, chaps. iii
and vii, and see Table of Contents ;
constituted by Letters Patent in
New Zealand, 1588; in Australian
States, 1596; in Newfoundland,
1605 ; relations of Governor to, de-
fined in Instructions, in New Zea-
land, 1591 ; in Australian States,
1600; in Newfoundland, 1609,
1610; as Court of Appeal in South
Australia and Western Australia (in
divorce cases until 1912), 881.
Executive Government, Part II, and
see Table of Contents.
Executive power, view of Mr. Higin-
botham as to, 163-72; relation to
prerogative, 656, 664; in the
Commonwealth, 811, 812,
Expenditure of public funds, Gover-
nor’s position withregard to, 246-68;
control by Legislature, 441-6, 606,
1619 n. 3; practice as tocontrolin the
United Kingdom (cf. Redlich, Pro-
cedure of House of Commons, iii. 131
seq. ; Todd, Parliamentary Govern-
ment in England, ii. 1 seq.; the
Civil Contingencies Fund of £120,000
is still without parliamentary sanc-
tion in the shape of an Act; the
Treasury Chest Fund is now fixed
at £700,000, and is used for foreign
issues only), 613-5.
External affairs, Commonwealth con-
trol of, 1124-6.
External Affairs, Ministries of, in
Canada and the Commonwealth,
312, 313, 316.
Extinction of Colonial Parliament,
limits on power of (cf. Dicey, Law of
the Constitution,” pp. 65—7,asto power
of a sovereign parliament), 366-8.
Extradition (cf. R. v. Fedorenko,
20 M.R. 221, 224; [1911]1A.C. 735),
1316-8 ; needs legislative sanction
(Harrison Moore, Act of State, p. 95
n. 1), 146 n. 4, 1104 n. 1.
Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873,
Governor's duties under, 298.
Extradition Treaty of 1842 between
United States and United Kingdom,
1105.
Extra-territorial effect of Colonial
laws, Part III, chap. ii; of Im-
perial Acts, Part V, chap. xii; juris-
diction of Colonial Courts, Part VI,
chap. ii.
Falkland, Lord. Lieutenant-Governor
of Nova Scotia (1840-6), views as to
responsible government, 21, 61, 592.
‘alkland Islands, power of Crown to
legislate for, 1444 n. 1.
“anning Island, 922.
"arnell, Hon. J. 8., Premier of New
South Wales (1877-8), 184.
federation, contrast of Canadian and
Australian grounds of, 777, 778.
federation, creation of, by Imperial
Parliament, 367, 368.
federation of Leeward Islands, 10.
"ederal capital, in Australia, 915-7.
Yederal Council of Australasia Act.
1885, 781, 782.
Fellows, Hon. T. H., leader of Oppo-
sition in Victoria in 1866, 601.
Telon, right of Crown to goods of (cf.
Canada Acts, 10 Vict. e. 116; 12
Vict. c. 13), 145.
female suffrage, 625; rejected in the
Union, 961 n. 3.
ferries, Dominion and provincial
authority as to, 681, 682.
?ielding, Hon. W., Premier of Nova
Scotia (1884-96) and Canadian
Minister of Finance (1896-1911),
323 ; intervenes in provincial poli-
tics, 658 ; negotiates with France,
1116, 1117 ; with the United States,
1143, 1150-3, 1157.
fiji, 921; annexed in 1874, 780,
1134, 1135; member at first of
Australasia Council, 782.
Pinance Act, 1894, 395 n.1, 1029,
1325, 1539.
financial provisions in the Union
Constitution, 985-91.
Financial relations of provinces and
Dominion, 756-9.
financial relations between Common-
wealth and states, 892-908.
indlay, Hon. Sir J., K.CM.G,
Minister of Justice (defeated at elec-
ion for Lower House in 1911 and
'esigns), represents New Zealand at
Imperial Conference, 1911,1501 n. 2;
riews on Declaration of London,
1515; on Merchant Shipping, 15622 ;
om Imperial Court of Appeal, 1528
1.1; on patent law, 1542 ; on reci-
procal treatment of deserted wives,
1543 ; on recognition of Dominion
judgements, 1544.
Fines, remission of (cf. Tasmania
Acts, 22 Vict. No. 32; 63 Viet.
No. 4; New South Wales, No. 16
of 1901), 33, 1422,
Finlay, Rt. Hon. Sir R., views on
Privy Council and High Court of
Australia, 1367.
