`."System- "Systemgl܅`-"System--@Times New Roman---@Times New Roman---@Times New Roman------------ 12 x`cGovernment of Ireland Act     ---  2 x?c ---  2 xDc  @Times New Roman--- 52 `cIntroduction from Chronology         2 Sc  --- w2 `HcGovernment of Ireland Act receives its first reading in the Westminster             @Times New Roman--------------------- I2 `)cparliament (comes into law on December 23          --- 2 crd---  2 c  2 c1920). ---  2 c  --- Y2 `4cProvisions Include: (1) Partition of Ireland with a             82 cparliament in Dublin covering          2 `Pcthe 26 counties and another in Belfast for the six counties. (2) Westminster to                   2 `Rchold responsibility for revenue, foreign, defence, external trade (+ police for 3                     2 .`cyears).    2 .c   2 .c  ^2 .7c(3) Council of Ireland (to hold responsibility for fish             )2 .&ceries, railways and      p2 C`Ccopen to more responsibility being devolved to it depending on North                       2 C}c- 2 CcSouth   ------ S2 Y`0cagreement) and (4) Senate to protect minorities.            2 Yc ---  2 Yc  --- 2 `cComment    2 cs  2 c  c''--- }2 `LcHopkinson says that it was introduced as otherwise the suspended Third Home                       42 `cRule Act of 1914 would have        2 ?c  U2 B1chad to be implemented with the conclusion of the               2 `Qclast of the Peace Treaties in the spring of 1920. He describes the Government of                       D2 `&cIreland Bill as a "messy compromise".           2 c  ------------ h2 `>c(He also says that it introduced in Westminster on December 22            --- 2 Mcnd---  2 Yc  2 ^ c1919 rather    ------------ 2 '` cthan Febr    2 'cuary 25   --- 2 "cth---  2 'c  ,2 'c1920 as Curran claims.       2 'c   2 'c  @2 '#cPhoenix would seem to sort out the           2 =`Pclast point indicating that it trailed by Lloyd George in the House of Commons                      --------- 2 R` con the 22   --- 2 Mcnd---  2 Rc  V2 R2cDecember 1919 but formally introduced in February.                2 R\c   2 Rac  2 Rf cHowever,    --------- >2 g`"cPhoenix does give the date as the           2 gi cFebruary 26     --- 2 bcth--- 2 gc.)  2 gc   2 gc ---  2 gc  --- 2 `PcPhoenix points out that Devlin was in a quandary on how best to oppose the Bill                        2 `c   2 jc  d2 o;che eventually decided to oppose it in the House of Commons.                  2 Sc  --- 2 `cBack    2 c @Times New Roman---- @ !*`- ---  2 `c   2 dc  "Arial--ccbbaa