The Government of the British EmpireLittle, Brown, and Company, 1918 - 369 pagine |
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Pagina 153 - ... concerning the same or for refusal thereof; and that no freeman, in any such manner as is...
Pagina 61 - Viceroy may, on his own responsibility, adopt or reject any measure whereby, in his judgment, the " safety, tranquillity, or interests of British India, or any part thereof, are, or may be ... essentially affected...
Pagina 75 - Brunswick, no person, holding any office or place of profit, under the King, or receiving a pension from the Crown, should be capable of serving as a member of the House of Commons.
Pagina 55 - Council, and by the independent action of the judges of the courts, all of whom, it will be remembered, are appointed by the Crown on the recommendation of the Secretary of State, and are not removable by the Governor.
Pagina 19 - ... it is possible that the majority of the people, even of the United Kingdom, to say nothing of the millions of India, believe that the government of the Empire is carried on by the king personally. He therefore supplies the personal and picturesque element which catches the popular imagination far more readily than constitutional arrangements, which cannot be heard or seen ; and a king or queen who knows how to play this part skillfully, by a display of tact, graciousness, and benevolence, is...
Pagina 86 - Asquith stated in the House of Commons in 1916 — "the inflexible, unwritten rule of the cabinet that no member should take any note or record of the proceedings except the prime minister...
Pagina 277 - On the other hand, it would be a great mistake to suppose that the Church of England has ceased to receive public official support.
Pagina 235 - ... justified by the evidence, that the verdict of the jury was not justified by the evidence.
Pagina 204 - The other is, that persistent questions in Parliament are one of the best means of bringing about reforms in a department which, by the very nature of its business, tends towards routine.