ABSTRACT
The federation exhibits all the normal characteristics of federal government. The federation remains responsible for securing the safety of members of the public and the operatives, including the holding of inquiries into the causes of accidents to such extent as it thinks it desirable that these functions should be performed by persons independent of the authority. The executive authority of the federation extends to the raising of forces naval, military, and air, and the governance of those of His Majesty's forces borne on the Indian establishment. The control of external affairs rests with the governor-general acting in his discretion, but from this field are excluded the relations of the federation and the Dominions. Under the constitution of 1919 the courts claimed the right to make orders binding the presidents of the legislative councils. This view was contrary to the practice both of the United Kingdom and the Dominions and the Act of 1935 negatives the interference of the courts.
