The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... Council , the bill was generally approved , no serious oppo- sition being offered , except to the form suggested for the Upper House and to the requirement that unusual majorities should be necessary in certain cases . But , when the ...
... Council , the bill was generally approved , no serious oppo- sition being offered , except to the form suggested for the Upper House and to the requirement that unusual majorities should be necessary in certain cases . But , when the ...
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... Council appointed by the Crown , and a Legislative Council consisting of nominees , most of whom were permanent officials . Early attempts to take advantage of the section of the Act of 1850 which provided for the inclusion of elected ...
... Council appointed by the Crown , and a Legislative Council consisting of nominees , most of whom were permanent officials . Early attempts to take advantage of the section of the Act of 1850 which provided for the inclusion of elected ...
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... Council , which held unequivocally that the Legislative Council in Queensland had no constitutional right to amend a money bill.1 The other colonies preferred elective second chambers . " The title to legislative authority in a country ...
... Council , which held unequivocally that the Legislative Council in Queensland had no constitutional right to amend a money bill.1 The other colonies preferred elective second chambers . " The title to legislative authority in a country ...
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