▁a ▁bill ▁or ▁reserve ▁it ▁" for ▁the ▁sign ification ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁pleasure ", ▁in ▁effect ▁post pon ing ▁a ▁decision ▁on ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁to ▁en act ▁the ▁bill , ▁for ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁one ▁year . ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁suggested ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁that ▁the ▁Land ▁Bill ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁be ▁v eto ed ▁in ▁this ▁way , ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or ▁said , ▁" It ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁effective , ▁for ▁if ▁this ▁Bill ▁were ▁v eto ed ▁a ▁similar ▁Bill ▁could ▁be ▁passed ▁to - morrow ". ▁ ▁App oint ment ▁of ▁jud ges : ▁All ▁jud ges ▁were ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁governor - general ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁governor - general ▁served ▁an ▁additional ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁government ' s ▁agent ▁in ▁the ▁Free ▁State . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁all ▁official ▁correspond ence ▁between ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Irish ▁govern ments ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁governor - general ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁British ▁government ▁papers . ▁It ▁also ▁meant ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁receive ▁secret ▁instructions ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁and ▁so , ▁for ▁example , ▁on ▁assuming ▁office ▁Tim ▁He aly ▁was ▁formally ▁ad vised ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁to ▁v eto ▁any ▁law ▁that ▁attempted ▁to ▁abol ish ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁O ath ▁of ▁Al leg iance ▁to ▁the ▁Crown , ▁sw orn ▁by ▁Irish ▁parliament ari ans . ▁ ▁However , ▁at ▁the