Prime Minister of the United Kingdom constitutional tradition. First, the Act removed the Sovereign from the election process and the choice of Prime Minister. Slowly evolving for 100 years, this convention was confirmed two years after the passage of the Act. In 1834, King William IV dismissed Melbourne as Premier, but was forced to recall him when Robert Peel, the King's choice, could not form a working majority. Since then, no Sovereign has tried to impose a Prime Minister on Parliament. Second, the Bill reduced the Lords' power by eliminating many of their pocket boroughs and creating new boroughs in which they had no influence. Weakened,
Mount Peel had named the forest after Sir Robert Peel, the British Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who had died in 1850, the year that Canterbury was founded. The mountain and the nearby community of Peel Forest also took Peel's name. Mt Peel and the surrounding Peel Forest contain many well maintained and popular walking tracks. There is also a small, less well maintained track, heading from Little Mt Peel to Middle Mt Peel and then to Mt Peel. There are several different tracks catering to different climbing abilities, ranging from short 30 minute walks, to full day/overnight tramps. Just below