Instrument of Constitution.

Imperial Act, 30 Vict. c. 3 [1867]

Note. The provinces of the Canadian
Federation are not self-governing
colonies, and these details are here
inserted only for convenience of refer-
ence. On the other hand, the states
constituting the Australian Common-
wealth are, no less than the Common-
wealth itself, self-governing colonies.
See schedule to 58 & 59 Vict. c. 34; cf.
63 & 64 Vict. c. 12, s. 8.

Commission to Governor of March 2, 1832;
cf. Letters Patent of March 28, 1876,
St. R. & O. Rev. vol. iii. p. 571
Colonial Bill scheduled to Imperial Act,
18 & 19 Vict. c. 54

Colonial Bill scheduled to Imperial Act,
18 & 19 Vict. c. 55

Legislative Council

Colonial Act, No. 2 of 1855-6, passed in
virtue of 13 & 14 Vict. c. 59

Legislative Council

QUEENSLAND

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA

NEW ZEALAND .
THE CAPE COLONY

NATAL

COMMONWEALTH OF
AUSTRALIA

O. in C. of June 6, 1859, confirmed by Legislative Council
24 & 25 Vict. c. 44, § 3, and amended
by Colonial Act, 31 Vict. No. 38

nd 197

APPENDIX II

NON-SELF-GOVERNING COLONIES

I. Colonies having a representative assembly, i. e. an assembly APP. II. all or a majority of whose members are elected by the people:

of

-ac

II. Colonies not having such a representative assembly.
(a) Having a legislative council with, except where other
wise stated, an official majority:

1 Power not reserved to the Queen in Council to legislate.

1 The governor can nominate enough to place the elected members in a minority of one.

* Majority of council non-official, but nominees of governor.

• Half of members official, half non-official nominees.

5 Some of members are elected.

• There is a governor-in-chief, but no central legislative council.

' Council subordinate to legislature of Jamaica.

APP. II.

(b) Not having a legislative council:

Basutoland

Gibraltar

Labuan

St. Helena

NOTE.-The Queen in Council can legislate for the constitution of Jamaica under 29 & 30 Vict. c. 12; of Grenada under 39 & 40 Vict. c. 47; and can legislate generally for the Straits Settlements under 29 & 30 Vict. c. 115.

See some of the colonial constitutions in Stat. R. and O. Rev. vol. viii. p. 380 et seq., and in Stat. R. and O., Appendix to 1895 and other vols. For legislatures and executives in 1888 and instrument of constitution, see Parl. P., 1889, No. 70, vol. lv. p. 71; and 1890, No. 194, vol. xlix. p. 1.