THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES
Government Bv Oudkii-In-Couxcil. In actual practice Orders-in-Council have since been utilised as machinery for making regulations to give eflect to the intention of Acts of Parliament, and in this way. to the lightening of the duties of Parliament, regulative details are entrusted to the perm: tent officials of the State. This is a legitimate procedure, but the tendency iu the Dominion has been to go tar beyond this, even to the cxent o! usurping the prerogative <1 IbuTutnent itself. Only in cases of emergency, such as the Great AY a r produced, can a practice of this kind be justified. The opinions expressed by dec:cn.es to the Conference of C handlers of Commerce showed clearly mat tbe minds of prominent commercial men are seriously disturbed by the interference of the Government in this fashion. It is the function of Parliament to legislate, and the practice of legislation by Orders-in-Council is a most unnecessary and mischievous proceeding.—“Otago Daily l imes. 1 '
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1927, Page 2
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