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CHAPTER I-CONSTITUTIONS.
§1. Colonies and Protectorates.
1. THE British Colonies and Protectorates may be classified as follows:
I. Colonies possessing responsible government, in which the Crown has only reserved the power of disallowing legislation and the Secretary of State for the Colonies has no control over any public officer except the Governor. In all matters affecting the internal affairs of such a Colony the Governor acts on the advice of Ministers who are responsible to the Legislature. These Colonies fall constitutionally into two groups :—
(i) Canada,
Cape of Good Hope,
Natal,
Newfoundland,
New Zealand,
Orange River Colony,
Transvaal.
(ii) The Australian Commonwealth and its six component States :-New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. (Papua is a dependency of the Commonwealth.)
II. Colonies not possessing responsible government, in which the administration is carried on by public officers under the control of the Secretary of State for the Colonies (commonly known as Crown Colonies), and Protectorates similarly controlled.
(i) Colonies possessing an elected House of Assembly and a nominated Legislative Council :-
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Bahamas,
Barbados, Bermuda.
(ii) Colonies possessing a partly elected Legislative Council, the constitution
of which does not provide for an official majority :—
British Guiana,
The island of Cyprus has a similar constitution.
(iii) Colonies possessing a partly elected Legislative Council, the constitution
of which provides for an official majority :
Fiji, Jamaica,
Leeward Islands,
Malta,
Mauritius.
(iv) Colonies and Protectorates possessing a Legislative Council nominated by the Crown :-
British Honduras.
Ceylon,
East Africa Protectorate,
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§1. Colonies and Protectorates.
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Fiji,
Jamaica,
Leeward Islands,
Malta,
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