The Government of England: National, Local, and ImperialLondon, 1925 - 391 strani |
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Stran 107 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Stran 294 - Council from a decision of the High Court upon any question, howsoever arising, as to the limits inter se of the Constitutional powers of the Commonwealth and those of any State or States, or as to the limits inter ae of the Constitutional powers of any two or more States...
Stran 319 - Our will and pleasure that Our said Governor-General shall use all endeavours consistent with the fulfilment of his responsibilities to Us and to Our Parliament for the welfare of Our Indian subjects, that the administration of the matters committed to the direct charge of Our Governor-General in Council may be conducted in harmony with the wishes of Our said subjects as expressed by their representatives in the Indian Legislature, so far as the same shall appear to him to be just and reasonable.
Stran 336 - ... as the sands of the sea. I have heard of this Russian invasion since the days of my childhood. The Russians have not come. They never will come; and if they do come, and if India is loyal and united, then they will find behind the serried ranks of one of the finest armies in the world the multitudinous races and peoples of India united as one man ready to die for the Sovereign and in the defence of their hearths and homes. But I am...
Stran 131 - Chief secretary for Ireland, Secretary for Scotland, . President of the board of trade, President of the local government board Chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, Postmaster-general, First commissioner of works, . Vice-president of the council, WE Gladstone.
Stran 327 - It is easy enough to point out shortcomings; but the fact remains that the successful administration of the Indian Empire by the English has been one of the most notable and most admirable achievements of the white race during the past two centuries.
Stran iv - A land of settled government, A land of old and just renown, Where freedom slowly broadens down From precedent to precedent.
Stran 391 - Law of the American Constitution By Charles K. Burdick This scholarly and exhaustive treatment of the Constitution of the United States explains clearly the conditions under which it was made, the federal system it set up, the powers and limitations of the various governmental departments, executive, judicial, and legislative, and the division of powers between the national and state governments. The author is Professor of Law in Cornell University and his father, Francis M. Burdick, who contributed...