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1862–1863 Domett Ministry
The Domett Ministry was a responsible government which held power in New Zealand from August 1862 to October 1863. Although Alfred Domett was the head of the government, he was never appointed Prime Minister of New Zealand, Premier as that office had yet to be established. Instead, he was Colonial Secretary of New Zealand, Colonial Secretary and Minister of Lands (New Zealand), Secretary for Crown Lands. Background Domett’s Ministry has been described as a group of George Grey, Governor Grey’s “more pliant old friends”, with Grey even engaging in Cabinet-making by visiting Dillon Bell to recruit him as Native Minister. Grey’s own policy towards Māori was largely adopted by the Ministry: troops invaded the Invasion of the Waikato, Waikato intending to confiscate large tracts of land from the Māori iwi, which would then be sold on to military settlers recruited from Britain. To open up the market in Māori land to private investors, the Domett Ministry also began to permi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Responsible Government
Responsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability, the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. Governments (the equivalent of the executive branch) in Westminster democracies are responsible to parliament rather than to the monarch, or, in a colonial context, to the imperial government, and in a republican context, to the president, either in full or in part. If the parliament is bicameral, then the government is responsible first to the parliament's lower house, which is more representative than the upper house, as it usually has more members and they are always directly elected. Responsible government of parliamentary accountability manifests itself in several ways. Ministers account to Parliament for their decisions and for the performance of their departments. This requirement to make announcements and to answer questions in Parliament means that ministers must have the priv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
