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Todd's Parliamentary Government
May 13, 1880 issue

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The article presents information on Parliamentary Government in British Colonies, by referring to a book on the subject by Alpheus Todd. His book, whilst it is apparently intended to be a vade mecum for British colonial governors, it is really a constitutional history, in no inadequate sense, of colonial government. Great Britain has adopted without reserve the policy of giving to all her larger colonies "responsible government" in all local affairs; and this, by fixed usage, means a government by means of a ministry responsible to the legislature, and, therefore, holding office subject to dismissal when the popular representative body shall pass a vote expressing or necessarily implying want of confidence in it.

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CABINET system; BOOKS; TODD, Alpheus; PARLIAMENTARY practice; COLONIES -- Administration; GREAT Britain -- Politics & government -- 1837-1901; GREAT Britain
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