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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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