14 ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
Canada is liable for amount of the 
debts and liabilities of the provinces 
existing at the time of the union, 
under the conditions and terms laid 
down in the constitution. 
IMPERIAL CONTROL OVER DOMINION 
LEGISLATION. 
Bills may be reserved by the gov- 
ernor-general for the queen’s pleas- 
ure, and her majesty-in-council may 
within two years after receipt of 
anv dominion act disallow the same. 
No such provision. 
Recommendation of crown re- 
quired before initiation of a money 
vote. 
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. 
By the imperial parliament on 
an address of the houses to the 
queen. 
The parliament of the common 
wealth may consolidate or take over 
state debts by general consent, but 
a state shall indemnify the common- 
wealth and the amount of interest 
payable in respect to a debt shall be 
deducted from its share of the sur- 
plus revenue of the commonwealth. 
IMPERIAL CONTROL OVER AUSTRAL- 
IAN LEGISLATION. 
Same. 
State legislation is subject to sim- 
ilar power of disallowance by queen- 
in-council, subject of course to the 
provisions of the constitution in 
matters under the control of the 
commonwealth, like customs duties, 
and trade and commerce. 
The governor-general may return 
any “law” presented to him for 
the queen’s assent and suggest 
amendments therein, and the houses 
may deal with them as they think 
fit. 
Same. 
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. 
The constitution can be amended 
only by consent of a majority of 
the senate and house of representa- 
tives, and with the approval of a 
majority of the states, represented 
in conventions chosen by the electors 
of the several states ; 1f the people of 
the states, who so approve, consti- 
tute a majority of the people of the 
commonwealth, the proposed amend- 
ments shall be submitted to the 
governor-general for the queen’s 
assent. 
