द इण्डियन स्ट्रगल / भारतीय स्वाधीनता संग्राम (नेताजी सुभाष चन्द्र बोस - ऐतिहासिक विश्लेषण)

THE WHITE PAPER 313 responsibility for financial matters. The salary of the Financial Adviser will be fixed by the Governor-General and will not be subject to the vote of the Legislature, nor will he be responsible to the Legislature. Apart from his exclusive responsibility for the reserved departments, the Governor-General will be declared to have a 'special responsibility' in respect of the following matters: (a) The prevention of any grave menace to the peace and tranquillity of India or any part thereof. (b) The safeguarding of the financial stability and credit of the Federation. (c) The safeguarding of the legitimate interests of minorities. (d) The securing to the members of the public services of any rights provided for them by the Constitution Act and the safeguarding of their legitimate interests. (e) The prevention to commercial discrimination. (f) The protection of the rights of any Indian State. (g) Any matter which affects the administration of any department under the direction and control of the Governor-General. It will be for the Governor-General to determine in his discretion whether any of the 'special responsibilities' here described are involved by any given circumstances. In the Instrument of Instructions which will be issued to the Governor-General by the King-Emperor, it will be provided that in the administration of the departments under the direction and control of the Governor-General on his own responsibility and of matters committed to his discretion —he will be under the control of the Secretary of State for India. Though in other matters the Governor-General should ordinarily be guided by the advice of his Ministers, he may not accept their advice if it is considered by him as inconsistent with the fulfilment of a special responsibility entrusted to him by law and in such a case the Governor- General may take such action as he will judge requisite, subject to the directions of the Secretary of State for India. It will