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LEGISLATURES, &c.—continued.
MALTA.
Council of Government.
Power to alter the system of voting
Division of the Island into Electoral Districts for
the election of members. Resignation or absence of the elected members Business to be performed during the vacancy of the seats of the elected members who have resigned. Whether Acting Chief Secretary and Acting Crown
Advocate are ex-officio members. Whether under Letters Patent of 3rd June 1903 new writs must be issued if no nominations received at elections-whether failure of Con- stituencies to return Members after a dissolution would prevent the Council from being legally constituted.
9 June 1863
I.
189
19 Jan. 1866
II.
387
11 Jan. 1883
III.
284
10 July 1899
V.
220
9 Aug. 1899
V.
224
NATAL.
3 Nov. 1899
V.
239
15 Sept. 1862
I.
135
·
7 May 1874
III.
19
31 May 1873
II.
827
18 Jan. 1883
III.
285
28 Oct. 1886
IV.
76
31 Ang. 1897
V.
153
House of Assembly.
Power to exclude certain persons from sitting and
voting.
Constitution Acts, 29 Vict. c. 11 and 24 Legislative Council.
LAGOS.
Resignation of the Unofficial Members
Right of Member to propose, without the direction or express approval of the Governor, a measure repealing a law relating to the public revenue. Whether the salaries of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General subject to the vote of the Council.
Validity of Law 26 of 1895, reducing the salary of the Attorney-General, in view of the terms of Clause 39 of the Order in Council of the 19th May 1884, the Law not having been reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure.
Legislative Council.
Legality of appointment thereto of two assessors in
the place of Chief Judge not yet appointed. Abolition of the Council, and creation of one for
Gold Coast and Lagos.
LEEWARD ISLANDS.
1
General Legislative Council.
Competency to pass Act, 10/73, fixing the salaries of
magistrates.
Paid officers as Unofficial Members Competency to regulate the coasting trade, Dominica Power under Section 28 of the Leeward Islande Act,
1871, to charge the cost of note issue and the liability on notes upon the revenues of the Presi- dencies.
Antigua Legislative Council.
Powers of Unofficial Members in respect of money
votes.
Dominica House of Assembly.
Action against Speaker and Members
Montserrat Legislative Assembly.
Power of Governor to preside at meetings of the Assembly when in Committee and to bave de- liberative and casting votes.
Nevis Legislative Assembly.
Double election. Former member declared elected
St. Kitt's Legislature.
Competency to pass Act abolishing the Council and Assembly, and substituting a partially nominated Legislative Council.
Appointment to the Legislative Council of the Con-
troller of Revenue as a nominated member.
St. Kitts-Nevis Legislative Council.
Legality of the retention by unofficial member of his seat in the Council after acceptance of the office of Clerk to the Nevis Water Works, of which the salary was paid from the public revenues of the Presidency.
6 Aug. 1868
II.
=
526
...
30 April 1866
II.
409
16 May 1863
I.
182
Date.
Vol.
No.
24 April 1860.
I.
15
7 Aug. 1884
IV.
18
5 May 1891
IV.
211
27 June 1891
IV.
215
22 Nov. 1893
V.
47
9 Dec. 1903
VI.
209
122
27 April 1872
II. 754
12 Feb. 1873
II.
794
14 Jan. 1875
III,
46
28 April 1880
III.
222
11 Feb, 1875
III.
49
Amendinent of the Charter of 1856
Supplementary Charter of 1872
Legislative Council.
Constitution in the event of the Council failing to pass law for its constitution after the termination of the existing constitution. Ruling of Speaker that official members were excluded from voting on Constitution Bill, on the ground that they had a pecuniary interest in the decision, was unconstitutional.
Power of Governor to appoint salaried officials as
nominee members.
NEWFOUNDLAND.
Legislature.
Power of, to make laws for Labrador, and to impose taxes on the inhabitants prior to the representation of Labrador in the House of Assembly. Power of, to provide for the summary trial of offences under Imperial Act triable by the Supreme Court. Act to amend the Election Act, 1889... Power to regulate the treatment of American fisher-
men on the Treaty Coast.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Legislature.
Power of, to appropriate the Church and School
Lands
2 Sept. 1876
III.
109
25 Aug. 1863
I.
209
2 July 1891
31 July 1897 28 Feb. 1907
IV.
218
V.
149
VII.
64A
8 Feb. 1881
19 Feb. 1881
III. III.
217
248
NEW ZEALAND.
11 March 1874
111.
7 June 1866
=
II
413
9.95
10
8 Nov. 1870
IJ
668
General Assembly.
Power to constitute New Provinces and Provincial
Councils.
Do. Imperial Bill for conferring such power on
the Local Legislature.
11 March 1861
I.
58
15 April 1861
I.
63
Do. effect of the above Act
30 April 1862
I.
113
14 April 1897
T
Do. further Imperial Bill
10 June 1862
I.
118
138
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Question of Privilege.
Interference by the Legislative Council with the power of the House of Assembly as regards taxation.
9 April 1863
I.
173
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