The British Crown paid the governor's large salaries
The fall of the British Empire began in the late 1800s and continued into the 1960s. It was simply too expensive and unwieldy to maintain any longer.
british appointed governor and counicil alternating with elected assembily
Montserrat is a British Territory, and has a local Governor and Chief Minister. Queen Elizabeth II rules over it as she does all British Territories, daily administration is handled by the Governor and Minister, much as Britain's Prime Minister runs the government there.
Dutch and British exploratory expeditions were independent of their respective governments
Lord Mountbatten was the first Governor General of India. He was also the last British Viceroy of India before independence.
The traditional role of the Governor General was to report to the Queen what the Australian government was up to and to give instructions from the British government and the Queen to the Australian Government. Since Australia became an independent Country in its own right the position of GG has became largely symbolic.
The traditional role of the Governor General was to report to the Queen what the Australian government was up to and to give instructions from the British government and the Queen to the Australian Government. Since Australia became an independent Country in its own right the position of GG has became largely symbolic.
This position is held by the Governor General in major countries of the British Commonwealth. (15 countries in all )
Lord Louis Mountbatten was the first Governor General of independent India after having overseen independence and partition of British India as the last Viceroy. He was followed by Chakeravarthi Rajagopalachari who was the first Governor General of India of Indian origin and the last Governor General as the new constitution in 1950 replaced King George VI as Emperor of India with a President and the office of Governor General thus disappeared.
John Smith - British governor - died in 1776.
The governor overlooks certain matters in British Commonwealth countries on behalf of the British monarch.They decided to fire the governor for corruption.Our governor was assassinated by rebels.
British Governor William Hobson, representing the British Government, was the governor at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Lord Louis Mountbatten was the first Governor General of independent India after having overseen independence and partition of British India as the last Viceroy. He was followed by Chakeravarthi Rajagopalachari who was the first Governor General of India of Indian origin and the last Governor General as the new constitution in 1950 replaced King George VI as Emperor of India with a President and the office of Governor General thus disappeared.
Many united to form an independent nation and fight the british.
Louis Mountbatten :He was the last Viceroy of the British Indian Empire (1947) and the first Governor-General of independent India(1947-48).
Canada became an independent nation on July 1, 1867. Anyone who suggests otherwise is merely spouting poppycock. However, the british Parliament lost all power in Canada in 1980, when the Canadian Parliament no longer needed british permission to change our constitution.