The history of the second New Zealand Parliament: being an account of the two houses of the Legislature 1856-1860

The second parliament constitutes an important landmark in the political development of New Zealand, for with it cabinet government, that heritage of the English parliamentary system came into being; as in England, not by legislative enactment, but as a convention of the constitution. The fact that...

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Main Author: Simpson, M. M.
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. History 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7956