 | Hugh Edward Egerton - 1911 - 314 pages
...mother country and to the promotion of the best interests of the people of these provinces, desires to follow the model of the British Constitution, so far as our circumstances will permit. 1 present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows : Title - Act, 1867. 1... | |
 | South African national convention, 1908-1909 - 1911 - 486 pages
...as the main question and agreed to. 8. Gen. Smuts moved: (i) The Executive Government of the Union shall be vested in the Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and shall be administered according to the well-understood principles of the British Constitution... | |
 | Arthur Pierre Poley - 1913 - 472 pages
...ol connection promotion of the best interests of the people of these with Mother Provinces, desires to follow the model of the British Constitution so far as our circumstances will permit." Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island were dissentients. Their dissent, however, was not expressed against... | |
 | Canada. Parliament. House of Commons - 1913 - 1110 pages
...opinion on that point, and that, in framing the constitution its first sentence ehoold declare ' that the executive authority or government shall be vested in the Sovereign of the Undted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.' And he goes on: The desire too remain connected to Great... | |
 | Adam Shortt, Sir Arthur George Doughty - 1914 - 456 pages
...perpetuation of our connection with the Mother Country, and the promotion of the best interests of the people of these provinces, desire to follow the...constitution, so far as our circumstances will permit.' But much water had run under the bridge since the days of George in. By 1830, but not before, the complete... | |
 | George McKinnon Wrong, Hugh Hornby Langton - 1916 - 242 pages
...perpetuation of our connection with the Mother Country and to the promotion of the best interests of the people of these provinces, desire to follow the...constitution, so far as our circumstances will permit. The saving clause at the close was a frank admission that a federal system could not be an exact copy... | |
 | Arthur Hugh Urquhart Colquhoun - 1916 - 240 pages
...perpetuation of our connection with the Mother Country and to the promotion of the best interests of the people of these provinces, desire to follow the...constitution, so far as our circumstances will permit. The saving clause at the close was a frank admission that a federal system could not be an exact copy... | |
 | William Paul McClure Kennedy - 1918 - 774 pages
...opinion on that point, and that, in framing the Constitution, its first sentence should declare, that "The Executive authority or government shall be vested...the Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and be administered according to the well understood principles of the British Constitution,... | |
 | William Paul McClure Kennedy - 1918 - 754 pages
...opinion or that point, and that, in framing the Constitution, its first sentence should declare, that is agreed that Creditors on either side shall meet...lawful impediment to the recovery of the full value and Ireland, and be administered according to the well understood principles of the British Constitution,... | |
 | 1885 - 476 pages
...efforts is a constitution which, in the words of the original resolutions of confederation, ' follows the model of the British constitution, so far as our circumstances will permit." The history of the circumstances under which the name of Dominion came to be given to the united provinces... | |
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In framing a constitution for the general government, the Conference, with a view to the perpetuation of our connection with the mother country, and to the promotion of the best interests of the people of these provinces, desire to follow the model of... 
