The British Colonies: Their History, Extent, Condition and Resources, Volume 1London Printing and Publishing Company, 1850 |
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The British Colonies: Their History, Extent, Condition, and Resources Volume 1 Robert Montgomery Martin No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 569 - An Act to provide for the Administration of Justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, and for the more effectual Government thereof, and for other purposes relating thereto...
Page 486 - And surely your blood of your lives will I require ; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man.
Page 572 - Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, shall in the Case of each such additional Appointment, consent thereto: Provided further that the Number of such Clerks, Messengers, and Officers shall be subject to the like Consent.
Page 572 - Act, shall form One Consolidated Revenue Fund, to be appropriated for the Public Service of Canada in the Manner and subject to the Charges in this Act provided. 103. The Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada shall be permanently charged with the Costs.
Page 571 - And be it enacted, That, subject to the provisions of this Act, and notwithstanding any Act or Acts of Parliament now in force to the contrary, it shall be lawful for the Governor and Legislative Council of the Colony of New South Wales, and after the establishment of Legislative Councils therein respectively under this Act for the respective Governors and Legislative Councils of the Colonies of Victoria, Van Diemen's Land, South Australia, and Western Australia, to impose and levy such duties of...
Page 571 - ... said Colony, towards defraying such of the Expenses of the Establishments of the said Colony as may have been previously defrayed in whole or in part by Parliamentary Grants, a yearly Sum not less in Amount than the Sum which may have been lastly before the making of such Law or Ordinance authorized by Parliament to be issued and applied out of the Aids or Supplies granted by Parliament to defray the Charge for One Year of the said Colony, and for raising the yearly sum so granted by means of...
Page 569 - Officers, as may be necessary for the Peace, Order, and good Government of His Majesty's Subjects and others within the said Settlements...
Page 572 - The General Parliament shall have power to make Laws for the peace, welfare and good Government of the Federated Provinces (saving the Sovereignty of England), and especially Laws respecting the following subjects: — 1.
Page 572 - Schedules ; and accounts in detail of the expenditure of the several sums for the time being appropriated under this Act, or such Act or Acts as aforesaid of the Governor and Legislative Council, to the several services and purposes mentioned in the said Schedules, shall be laid before the Legislative Councils of such...
Page 569 - AN ACT FOR THE BETTER GOVERNMENT OF HER MAJESTY'S AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. CAP. LIX. [5th AUGUST, 1850.] Anno Dеcimo Tertio and Dеcimo Quarto. Victories Reginit. WHEREAS by an act passed in the sixth year of the reign of her Majesty, intituled " An Act for the Government of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land...