INDEX
Quarantine, Dominion control of, 716 ;
Commonwealth and state powers as
to, 812.
Quebec (see also Canada, United Pro-
vinces) : legal basis of responsible
government, 59-61; executive
council, 149 ; Ministry, 314; legis-
lative authority, 355 n. 1, 372;
privileges of Legislature, 451, 452 ;
Speaker, 468; language, 457-61 ;
summons, prorogation, and dissolu-
tion, 47C n. 5; duration, 502 ; fran-
chise, 476; qualification of mem-
bers, 492, 493; payment, 504; elec-
toral matters, 505; Upper House,
516, 517; relations with Lower
House, 591; entrance into federa-
tion, 646 ; representation in Senate,
652; in House of Commons, 653 ;
executive authority, 681; disal-
lowance of provincial Acts, 735 n. 3,
737, 741 ; education question, 670 ;
Dominion subsidy, 757, 758; jn-
diciary (Rew. Stat., 1909, tit. vi),752,
1337, 1338; decision of constitu-
tional questions (Rev. Staf., 1909,
38. 579-83—no appeal allowed), 754
n. 1, 756 n. 2; by the Supreme
Court of Canada, 751 n. 1; appeal
to Supreme Court, 750; to Privy
Council (Civil Code, s. 68), 754,
1331; prerogative of mercy, 1400
n.1; Church, 1423 n. 1, 1445 n. 2,
1451, 1625, 1626.
Ruebec resolutions, 646.
Queensland : responsible government,
8; legal basis, 70 ; petition of right
in (29 Vict. No. 23), 142, 143 ; exe-
cutive Council, 150; relation of
Governor to Council, 155 ; Ministry,
318; civil service (Acts 60 Vict.
No. 15; 1 Edw. VIL No. 17), 349-
52; legislative authority, 355 n.1,
358 n. 3, 372; privileges of Parlia-
ment, 449 ; limitation of length of
speeches (see S.R. & O., 1911, No.
107), 466 ; President and Speaker,
467, 468; summons, prorogation,
and dissolution, 470 n. 5, 1597;
duration, 502 ; franchise, 484, 485 ;
qualification of members, 496 ; pay-
ment, 503 ; electoral matters, 506,
508-10; redistribution, 511, 512;
Upper House, 529-33; relations with
Lower House, 559-65, 582-6 ; takes
part in federal Council, 782; rela-
tion to federation, 784-8; refer-
enda, 933, 935, 936 ; instructions as
to reservation of Bills, 1013, 1014,
1601 ; Imperial control of internal
affairs, 1036 ; public lands, 1048;
1279-3 n
1661
native affairs, 1062 ; Chinese immi-
gration, 1075, 1078; Indian and
Japanese immigration, 1083, 1086,
1087 ; judiciary (Act 25 Vict. No.
13; 31 Viet. No. 23; 38 Viet. No.
3; 41 Vict. No. 17), 1331 ; appeals
to Privy Council (Order in Council,
October 18, 1909), 1364, 1369 n. 1;
prerogative of mercy, 1375, 1412,
1597,1602 ; church, 1426, 1433 n. 1,
1449, 1450 ; education, 1452; pro-
posed annexation of Papua, 780,
1135, 1136; administration of
Papua, 911 ; financial irregularities,
247 ; alteration of Constitution,
427-32.
Quick, Hon. Sir J., views on Act No.
34 of 1910 of the Commonwealth.
755, 886 n. 1.
Juorum of Houses of Legislature, 473.
Racial difficulties at the Cape, 42.
Radio-Telegraphic Convention, repre-
sentation of Dominions at, 1132.
Railway Commissioners in Australia
(New Zealand, Aet No. 37 of 1887;
New South Wales Act abandoned
under 35 of 1894; No. 35 of 1888 ;
Gof 1901; 7 of 1906 ; Victoria, No.
1825; Queensland, 52 Vict. No. 8;
South Australia, No. 414; Western
Australia, No. 35 of 1902; No. 23
0f 1904; Tasmania, 1 Geo. V, No. 69),
351; in the Union, 987, 988.
Railway companies, Dominion and
provincial authority as to, 709-13.
Railway lands, in British Colombia.
757, 758.
ailway policy, enforcement of, ‘by
Dominion Government by disallow-
ance of Manitoba and British Colum-
bia Acts, 739-41.
Railway rates, question of, in South
Africa, 944-6.
Ratification of treaties, 1126-30, 1628.
Rawson, Adm. Sir H., G.C.B., Gover-
nor of New South Wales (1902-9),
presentation to, 99 n. 3.
Rebellion in 1837 and 1838 in Canada,
12.
Reciprocal legislation as to destitute
and deserted persons, 1543, 1544.
Reciprocity treaties with United
States, 1104, 1114, 1150-3.
tecognition of Imperial and Dominion
judgements, discussion of at Im-
perial Conference, 1544, 1545,
Red River revolt, 1221,
Redistribution, in the Union, 960 ; in
New Zealand, New South Wales,
Queensland. and Canada. 511-3.
