| 21. | In 1862 he was appointed Treasurer and Comptroller to the Household of Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.
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| 22. | However, when a female is in the office of " the Usher of the Black Rod " in Canada.
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| 23. | MacKenzie was rebuked by the Black Rod for using the House of Lords letterhead to make his complaint against Dizaei.
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| 24. | But before the arrival of Black Rod to announce it, Powle's motion for an address was carried with little opposition.
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| 25. | If the Commons have impeached a peer, the Lords take custody of the accused; otherwise, custody goes to Black Rod.
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| 26. | An official called Black Rod, in knee breeches and stockings, summoned the commoners to the chamber to hear the queen.
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| 27. | The Usher of the Black Rod bears a ceremonial black ebony staff, from which the title " black rod " arises.
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| 28. | In 1863 he was appointed Usher of the Black Rod to the Legislative Council, a position he held for thirty years.
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| 29. | Other top gallopers he defeated that season included Copper Belt, Kiwi Can, Sind, Black Rod, Ajanta, Verax, Patronize, and Shifnals Pride.
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| 30. | When the door was opened the Lords used to whisper that Black Rod or the Welsh Mayor was coming . ".
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