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CONTENTS

CHAPTER IV. THE ALTERATION OF THE CONSTITU
TION . v
§1. THE CONSTITUENT AUTHORITY OF Dominion ParLra-MENTS
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§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
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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 Legislation
 . : ; . .
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 Parliament
 . 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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