South African Commonwealth

Author : Manfred Nathan
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330311080
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The South African Commonwealth written by Manfred Nathan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The South African Commonwealth Nearly ten years have elapsed since the inauguration of the Union of South Africa - a period sufficient to enable one to form an opinion with regard to the principles and conditions under which the young Commonwealth is governed, and some of the chief problems which await solution by its people in the future. In this work I have proposed to myself, in the first place, the task of describing, in plain language, the system of government of the Union, in its various divisions. Among useful published treatises which deal with the subject may be mentioned those of the Hon. R. H. Brand, Mr. W. Basil Worsfold, Mr. C. P. Foley, Mr. Frank R. Cana, and Dr. A. B. Keith. All of their works, however, deal with the subject somewhat briefly and concisely, and, although they give correct summaries of the constitution, they are, in the main, of a theoretical nature, as at the date of their publication no experience had been gained of the actual working of the South Africa Act. Nor are any of these writers South Africans by birth. Between the 31 st May, 1910, and the present time two Governors General have held the highest office under the Crown, and there have been many ministerial changes. Two general elections for the Union Parliament, and three general elections for the Provincial Councils have taken place. These persons and bodies have been engaged for almost a decade in legislating and in influencing public opinion, which has also had many opportunities of manifesting itself in other ways during the period in question, wherein South Africa has experienced a war and a rebellion; two great strikes, besides lesser industrial disturbances among both the European and the native population; changes in the judicial system and (what is perhaps more important in the life of the people) the educational system; and has suffered the ravages of a terrible epidemic of influenza. Three new Universities have come into being. The language question has been much debated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.