Book excerpt: Excerpt from On Parliamentary Government in England, Vol. 2 of 2: Its Origin, Development, and Practical Operation This volume was almost through the press when the new Local Government Act became law; a brief summary of its main provisions has been introduced, but it is felt that years must elapse-before the new legislation attains its full development, and only then can its effect on the central government be fairly judged and its operations properly estimated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.