Adams, John Quincy, 9. Adelaide, 61, 62. Afrikander Bond, 80. Albany, plan of union, 15, 17. Alberta, Province of, 35. American Colonies, see Confedera- tion of 1643: also under Penn and Franklin.
Annotated Constitution of the Aus- tralian Commonwealth, by Quick and Garran, 7.
Australia Constitution Act, see Commonwealth of Australia Con- stitution Act.
Australian Association, 46. Australian Constitution, Report of Committee on proposed, 1849, 168-84.
Australian Federation League, 60. Australian Natives Association, 60, 61.
Bagot, Sir Charles, Colonial Go- vernor, 25.
Baker, Sir Richard, Australian Statesman, 63.
Barkly, Sir Henry, Colonial Go- vernor, 71.
Barton, Mr., Australian States- man, 61.
Basutoland, 77. Bechuanaland, 77. Bermuda, 22. Bibliography, 292–6. Bismarck, Prince, 52. Blachford, Lord, Letters by, 39. Bloemfontein Convention, 86. Board of Trade, 13, 14, 15. Boer Republic, 73, 74.
Boers, 'trek' of the, 68. Boer War, 74.
Boston, 8, 10, 108, 111, 112. Botha, General, 79, 83, 85. Braddon Clause, the, 59, 63, 64, 65, 216 n.
Brand, Hon. R., 83, 87. Brand, President, 72, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88.
British Columbia, 36, 37, 38, 167. British North America Act, 1867: 17-40, 72, 121-68.
1. Preliminary, 122. 2. Union, 122-3.
3. Executive Power, 123-6; posi- tion of Governor-General, 124-5.
4. Legislative Power, 126–38. A. The Senate qualifications of, 127-8; numbers of, 129. B. House of Commons: constitution of, 131; electoral districts of the Four Provinces, 131-6; Ontario, 131; Quebec, 132; Nova Scotia, 132; New Brunswick, 132; writs for election, 133; representation, 135-6. C. Money Votes: Royal Assent, 136-8.
5. Provincial Constitutions, 138- 47; executive power, 138-41; position of Lieut.-Governor, 138- 40; legislative powers-Ontario, 141; Quebec, 141-2; Ontario and Quebec, 143-5; Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, 145; Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia, 145.
6. Distribution of Legislative Powers, 147-55, 297, 298. A. Powers of Parliament, 147-9. B. Exclusive powers of Provincial Legislatures, 149-50. C. Educa- tion, 151-4. D. Uniformity of Laws in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, 154. E. Agri culture and Immigration, 155.
7. Judicature, 155-6; judges, 155; Court of appeal, 156.
8. Revenues, debts, assets, taxa- tion, 156-61; grants to Provinces, 159.
9. Miscellaneous Provisions, 161- 6; continuance of officers, 162- 3; English and French languages, 163.
10. Intercolonial Railway,166-7. 11. Admission of other Colonies, 167-8.
Brown, George, Canadian States- man, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39.
Canada, Upper, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29. Canada, Lower, 23, 26. Canadian Confederation, 17-38. Canadian Constitution, see British North America Act, 121. Canadian Constitutional Develop- ment, by Egerton and Grant, 17. Canadian Pacific Railway, 37, 38.
Chartered Company, The British South African, 86. Chinese coolies, 76.
Colonial Constitutions, compari- son between, 90, 91, 92, 93. Colonial Parliaments, Compari- son between, 97. Commonwealth ofAustralia,40-67. Commonwealth of Australia Con- stitution Act, 1900; the Com- monwealth of, 185-230.
1. The Parliament, 188-208. A. General, 188-9. B. The Se- nate, 189-93; qualification of electors, 190-1; qualification of senators, 192. C. House of Repre- sentatives, 194-7; constitution of, 194; representation, 195; writs, 196; qualification of mem- bers, 196. D. Both Houses of Parliament, 198-200; relation of members of either House, 198; position, privileges, &c., of members, 199-200. E. Powers of the Parliament, 200-8, 299; dis- agreement between the Houses, 206-7; Royal assent to Bills, 207.
2. The Executive Government, 208-10.
3. The Judicature, 210-4; judges, 211; the High Court, 211-4.
4. Finance and Trade, 215-23; transfer of officers, 215; transfer of property, 216-7; customs, 218; free trade within the com- monwealth, 218-9; debts, 222-3.
5. The States, 223-6.
6. New States, 226.
7. Miscellaneous, 227.
8. Alteration of the Constitu- tion, 228.
Schedule and Affirmation, 230. Confederation Documents, by Mr. Pope, 30, 33.
Confederation in Canada, 20-38; comparison between situation at time of and situation in South Africa in 1876. See also Cana- dian Confederation. Confederation in South Africa, 66-77. See also South Africa Act. Confederation of New England Colonies, 1643, 103–11. Confederation Law of Canada, commentary on, by Mr. Wheeler,
Connecticut, 9, 10, 11, 12, 104, 109, 110, 112, 115.
Connecticut General Court, 12, 107.
Constitutional Act of 1791, 17. Constitutional Documents, by Shortt and Doughty, 17. Customs Conferences in British South Africa, 78, 80, 82. Customs Unions in British South Africa, 77, 78, 79.
D'Aulnay, French Governor of Acadia, 10.
Deakin, Mr., Australian States- man, 62.
Deas-Thomson, E., 41: New South Wales Statesman, 46. Delagoa Bay, 79, 80.
De la Tour, French claimant to Acadia, 10.
Denison, Sir William, Colonial Governor, 45.
Derby, fifteenth Earl of, 52. De Wet, 83.
Dibbs, Mr., New South Wales Statesman, 55.
Dicey, Professor, 8, 53, 93, 121 n. Dominion, The, 34-40. See also under British North America Act. Dorion, Antoine, French-Canadian Statesman, 31.
Drakensberg Mountains, 86. Draper, Canadian Chief-Justice, 28.
Duffy, Gavan, Victorian States- man, 47, 48, 49, 50.,
Franklin, B., 14, 16; scheme of Kimberley, Lord, Secretary of
Federation, 14-17, 114-120. Fredericton, City of, 141.
Free Trade, see sections on Finance, Trade, &c., in Australian Con- stitution Act, British North America Act, and South Africa Act.
Frere, Sir Bartle, Colonial Gover- nor, 72.
Government of South Africa, The, anonymous, 83.
Governor-General of the Dominion v. The Four Provinces, case of, 96. Grand Trunk Railway, 28. Granville, second Earl, 35. Grey, third Earl, 41, 42, 44, 45. Grey, Sir George, Colonial Go- vernor, 56, 69, 70, 71.
Griffith, Sir Samuel, Queensland Statesman, Chief Justice Australia, 54, 56, 57, 58.
Halifax, City of, 18, 19, 141. Hamilton, Alexander, 47.
State for the Colonies, 71.
Labouchere, Mr., Secretary of State for the Colonies, 46. Labour Party in Australia, 92; in New South Wales, 59, 60. Labour question in South Africa, 76, 77.
Lambe Cases, The, 94.
Leeward Islands, federation of, 8.
Macdonald, John A., Canadian Premier, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 39, 40, 93.
Mackenzie, William Lyon, Cana- dian rebel, 22, 23. MacMahon, Marshal, 79. Maine, 9.
Manitoba, Province of, 35. Maritime Provinces, 39, 127. Marshall, Chief-Justice, 94. Maryland, 112, 115.
Massachusetts, 8, 9, 10, 11. 12, 18, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 115. McDougall, Mr., Canadian States- man, 35.
Melbourne, City of, 63, 65, 171, 172, 226.
Metcalfe, Lord, Governor-General of Canada, 25. Milner, Lord, 81, 82.
Molesworth, Sir William, English| Penn, W., 13, 14; plan of for
of Canada, 32.
Montreal, 23.
Murray, River, 172.
Natal, 76, 77, 81, 86, 98. National Australian Convention, 55.
Native question in South Africa, 74, 75, 76, 77. Native vote, 85. Netherlands Railway, 81.
New Brunswick, 38, 121, 122, 123, 124, 127, 128, 131, 132, 133, 139, 141, 145, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 166, 168. New England Confederation of 1613, 8, 13.
Newfoundland, 7, 38, 167, 168. New Guinea, Germans in, 41, 51, 52.
New Guinea, British, territory under Commonwealth, 225 n. New Hampshire, 9, 115. New Haven, 11, 12, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110.
New Hebrides, 52.
New Holland (Australia), 179. New Jerseys, 112, 115. New Netherland, 10.
New South Wales, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 59, 60, 61, 65, 171, 172, 173, 174, 179, 180.
New York, 112, 115. New Zealand, 1, 51, 52. North-West Territory, 34, 35, 37. Nova Scotia, 38, 121, 122, 123, 124, 127, 128, 131, 132, 133, 139, 141, 145, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 166, 168.
Ontario, 93, 122, 123, 127, 131, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 162, 164, 166. Orange River Colony, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75, 77, 81, 84, 85, 87, 98. Ottawa, 126.
Papineau, Louis, Canadian rebel,
Paris, Peace of, 1763, 18. Parkes, Sir Henry, New South Wales Statesman, 47, 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 60.
Quebec, 93, 122, 123, 127, 128, 131, 135, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 153, 157, 158, 159, 162, 164, 166. Quebec Conference, 39, 55. Quebec, City of, 141. Quebec Resolutions, 33. Queensland, 49, 51, 61, 66.
Railways, see under Tariff and rail- way rates in South Africa; also under British North America Act, Part X; and Common- wealth of Australia Constitution Act, Chapter IV.
Rand, the, discovery of gold in, 73.
Reciprocity Treaty, 1854, 27. Red River Rebellion, 35. Red River Settlement, 28. Reitz, Mr. F. W., Transvaal States. man, 70.
Rey, De la, one of the founders of the South African Union, 83. Rhodesia, 7, 86, 87; Southern,
Rhode Island, 9, 112, 115. Robertson, J., New South Wales Statesman, 49. Rochester, 8.
Roman Catholic Church in Canada, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 153.
Royal assent: in Australia, 207, 211; in South Africa, 257, 270. Royal power, in Canada, 122, 123, 137.
Rupert's Land, 34.
Russell, Lord John, 22. Russell v. The Queen, case of, 96.
St. John's Island, see Prince Edward Island. Salem, 8.
Salisbury, Lord, 101.
Saskatchewan, Province of, 35. Schreiner, Mr., Cape Colony Statesman, 80.
Selborne, Lord, memorandum of, 75, 77, 81, 82.
Service, Mr., Victorian Premier, 52. Smartt, Dr., one of the founders
of the South African Union, 83. Smith, Chief Justice, 17. Smuts, General, one of the founders of the South African Union, 83.
South Africa Act, 1909: 231-91. Arrangement of Sections, 231-5. 1. Preliminary, 236-7. 2. Union, 237-8.
3. Executive Government, 238- 40.
4. Parliament. A. Sessions, 240. B. Senate, 241-3; original con- stitution of, 241; subsequent constitution of, 242; qualifica- tion of Senators, 242-3; Presi- dent, 243. C. House of Assem- bly, 244-52; number of mem- bers, 244-5; qualification of voters, 246; elections, 246-8; electoral divisions, 248-9; com- missions for elections, 248-50; qualifications of House of Assembly, 251; Speaker, 251. D. Both Houses of Parliament, 252. E. The oath, 252. F. The affirmation, 252-3; disqualifica- tion of members, 253; allow- ances of members, 254; rules of Procedure, 254. G. Powers of Parliament, 255-8; money Bills, 255; disagreement between the two Houses, 256; Royal assent, 257.
5. The Provinces, 258-66; Ad- ministrators, 258-9; Provincial Councils, 259; qualifications for, 259; sessions, 260; chairmen, 260; allowances, 260; Executive Committees, 260-2; powers of Provincial Councils, 262-5, 299- 300; constitution of Provincial revenue fund, 264; miscellaneous
points, 265-6; audit of pro- vincial accounts, 265; seats of provincial government, 266.
6. The Supreme Court of South Africa, 266-73; constitution, 266-7; divisions, 267; judges, 268-9; appeals, 269-70; rules of Procedure, 270-1; advocates and attorneys, 272.
7. Finance and Railways, 273- 80; relations between Union and Provinces, 273; debts, 274- 5; ports, harbours, railways, 275-8; Controller and Auditor- General, 278; compensation to previous colonial capitals, 279.
8. General Provisions: voting for Senators, &c., 280; Free Trade, 280; naturalization, 281; administration of justice, 281; pensions, 282; position of exist- ing officers, 282-3; administra- tion of Native affairs, 283.
9. New Provinces and Territories, 284-5; relation to Union, 284. 10. Amendment of the Act, 285. 11. Schedule, section 151, 286-
91. South Africa, the Union of, 68-89. South Australia, 55, 61, 65, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 179.
Stamp Act of George Grenville, 14.
Steere, Sir J. Lee, Western Australian Statesman, 55. Stephen, Sir James, Under- Secretary for the Colonies, 42, 43. Steyn, Mr., one of the founders of the South African Union, 83. Strachan, Archdeacon, 22. Strathcona, Lord, 34.
Sydenham, Lord, Governor-Gene- ral of Canada, 25.
Sydney, City of, 55, 63, 171, 172.
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