As early as 1749, Benning Wentworth, New Hampshire's governor, was selling land grants in the area west of the Connecticut River, to which New Hampshire had always laid somewhat dubious claim.

The governor general also grants Royal Assent in the Queen's name ; legally, he or she has three options: grant Royal Assent ( making the bill law ), withhold Royal Assent ( vetoing the bill ), or reserve the bill for the signification of the Queen's pleasure ( allowing the sovereign to personally grant or withhold assent ).

The monarch, and by extension the governor general, also grants immunity from prosecution, exercises the Royal Prerogative of Mercy and may pardon offences against the Crown, either before, during, or after a trial.

Similarly, the country's heraldic authority was created by the Queen and, operating under the authority of the governor general, grants new coats of arms, flags, and badges in Canada.

People moving into the territory, then known as New Connecticut or the New Hampshire Grants, generally settled after purchasing land grants from New Hampshire governor Benning Wentworth.

The Mexican governor awarded land grants and ranchos to prominent businessmen, officials and military leaders.

Their positions were unusual as their stipends were paid partly by the colonial government and some ( Marsden among them ) received large grants of land from the governor of the colony.

The New Hampshire Grants or Benning Wentworth Grants were land grants made between 1749 and 1764 by the provincial governor of New Hampshire, Benning Wentworth.

The people, who would later become Vermonters, petitioned the governor of New York to confirm the New Hampshire Grants ; he complied, in part, by declaring that no other grants should be made until the King's wishes were known.

Somes obtained the land for development on grants from Francis Bernard, the governor of Massachusetts ; who, in 1761, still maintained an interest in securing the property for Great Britain.

When the struggle of the barons for a constitutional government began, de Ros at first sided with King John, and thus obtained some valuable grants from the crown, and was made governor of Carlisle ; but he subsequently went over to the barons and became one of the celebrated twenty-five " Sureties " appointed to enforce the observance of Magna Carta, the county of Northumberland being placed under his supervision.

It was argued that the area was a public reserve and the governor had no power to issue such grants.

For example, the text of the constitution does not mention the office of prime minister or that the governor general always grants royal assent to bills.

Article 58 states " the governor and council shall be compensated for their services, from time to time, by such grants as the general court shall think reasonable ;" and Article 59 requires that " permanent and honorable salaries " be established by law, for the justices of the superior court.

* Adrian Johns ( born 1951 ), English governor of Gibraltar and former senior officer in the Royal Navy

Responsible to the governor, town councils known as Cabildo administered local municipalities, the most important of which was Santiago, which was the seat of a Royal Appeals Court () from 1609 until the end of colonial rule.

" However, the locus of the celebrations is the national capital, Ottawa, Ontario, where large concerts and cultural displays are held on Parliament Hill, with the governor general and prime minister typically officiating, though the monarch or another member of the Royal Family may also attend or take the governor general's place.

They include the existence of a prime minister and Cabinet, the fact that the governor general is required to grant Royal Assent to bills adopted by both houses of parliament, and the requirement that the prime minister either resign or request a new general election upon losing a vote of non-confidence in the House of Commons.

In the town, the Marine brigade, still under the command of the British admiral Sir John Leake, and the governor, Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt ( who had commanded the land forces in August ), and reinforced shortly before by a further 400 Royal Marines, held the fortress against repeated attacks.

* George Clinton ( Royal Navy officer ) ( 1686 – 1761 ), British colonial governor of New York

The incumbent will generally serve for at least five years, though this is only a developed convention, and the governor still technically acts at Her Majesty's pleasure ( or the Royal Pleasure ).

It is the governor who is required by the Constitution Act 1902, to appoint persons to the Government of New South Wales, who are all theoretically tasked with tendering to the monarch and viceroy guidance on the exercise of the Royal Prerogative.

The governor also traditionally serves as Honorary and Regimental Colonel in the Royal New South Wales Regiment and as Honorary Air Commodore of No. 22 ( City of Sydney ) Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.

The Viceregal Salute — composed of the first and last four bars of the National Anthem (" Advance Australia Fair ")— is the salute used to greet the governor upon arrival at, and mark his or her departure from most official events, although " God Save The Queen ", as the Royal Anthem, is also used.

The shield of the Royal Arms of New South Wales crowned with the St Edward's Crown is employed as the badge of the governor, appearing on the viceroy's flag and on other objects associated with the person or the office.

It is currently composed by a president, nominated by the Council of MInisters, several ex officio councilors — former prime ministers of Spain, directors or presidents of the Royal Spanish Academy, the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation, the Royal Academy of History, the Social and Economic Council, the Attorney General of the State, the Chief of Staff, the governor of the Bank of Spain, the Director of the Juridical Service of the State, and the presidents of the General Commission of Codification and Law — several permanent councilors, appointed by decree, and no more than ten elected councilors in addition to the Council's Secretary General.

* 3 May John Winthrop the Younger the son of the first governor of Massachustts, has been honoured by being made a fellow of the Royal Society, England's new scientific society.

* March 27 – Arthur Dobbs, Irish politician and governor of the Royal Colony of North Carolina ( b. 1689 )

* January 9 – William Tryon, governor of the Royal Colony of North Carolina, signs a contract with architect John Hawks to build Tryon Palace, a lavish Georgian style governor's mansion on the New Bern waterfront.

With the affixing of their signature to these three solemn promises, the individual is officially the governor general, and at that moment the Flag of the Governor General of Canada is raised on the Peace Tower, the Viceregal Salute is played by the Central Band of the Canadian Forces, and a 21-gun salute is conducted by the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery.

The incumbent will generally serve for at least five years, though this is only a developed convention, and the governor general still technically acts at Her Majesty's pleasure ( or the Royal Pleasure ).

Though the monarch retains all executive, legislative, and judicial power in and over Canada, the governor general is permitted to exercise most of this, including the Royal Prerogative, in the sovereign's name ; some as outlined in the Constitution Act, 1867, and some through various letters patent issued over the decades, particularly those from 1947 that constitute the Office of Governor General of Canada ; they state: " And We do hereby authorize and empower Our Governor General, with the advice of Our Privy Council for Canada or of any members thereof or individually, as the case requires, to exercise all powers and authorities lawfully belonging to Us in respect of Canada.

Provincial viceroys, however, are able to reserve Royal Assent to provincial bills for the governor general ; this clause was last invoked in 1961 by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

The new parliamentary session is marked by either the monarch, governor general, or some other representative reading the Speech from the Throne ; as the sovereign is traditionally barred from the House of Commons, this ceremony, as well as the bestowing of Royal Assent, takes place in the Senate chamber.

In general the governor exercises the powers the sovereign would have, including the power to withhold the Royal Assent.

Provincial viceroys, Lieutenants Governor, however are able to reserve Royal Assent to provincial bills for the governor general ; this clause was last invoked in 1961 by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

Young also felt that the lieutenant governor could refuse Royal Assent to a bill that proposed to put an unclear question on sovereignty to referendum or was based on the results of a referendum that asked such a question.

Bills passed by the houses are sent to the sovereign, or governor-general, lieutenant-governor, or governor as her representative, for Royal Assent, which, once granted, makes the bill into law ; these primary acts of legislation are known as acts of parliament.

He had to proceed by order-in-council because the lieutenant governor, as a prohibitionist, refused to give Royal Assent to the necessary legislation.

Though the National Order of Quebec was established with the granting of Royal Assent by Quebec's lieutenant governor and the Canadian sovereign is the fount of honour, the viceroy does not, unlike other provinces, form an explicit part of the organization.

Young also felt that the lieutenant governor could refuse Royal Assent to a bill that proposed to put an unclear question on sovereignty to referendum or was based on the results of a referendum that asked such a question.

The viceroy's office is located at the Legislative Building, behind Government House ; it is there that legislation is given Royal Assent and the lieutenant governor meets with his premier.

For a bill to become law, it must be passed by both the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly, and receive Royal Assent from the state governor.

* April 15: The governor of Victoria, Australia, gives Royal Assent to a registered relationships bill that was previously approved by the Council on April 10 and by the Assembly on March 12.