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4. I WOULD THEREFORE NOW PROPOSE THAT WE SO APPOINT ALL THE
PRESENT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS, SUBSTANTIVE AND PROVISIO
PROVISIONALLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST JULY, AS SUBSTANTIVE MEMBERS
RETURN HERE, THEY CAN ALSO BE PROVISIONALLY APPOINTED IF NECESSARY
OR SUBSTANTIVELY IF THAT IS BY THEN AGREED, IN PLACE OF THEIR SIT-
TING SUBSTITUTES.
5. WE CAN THUS SORT OUT THE SUBSTANTIVE MEMBERSHIP, PERIOD OF
APPOINTMENT, AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT MORE LEISURE (ALTHOUGH
I WOULD NOT WANT THESE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENTS TO LAST TOO LONG)
WE CAN AVOID SHORT SUBSTANTIVE APPOINTMENTS WHICH WOULD NOT
IN MY OPINION BE AT ALL DESIRABLE NOW THAT MY EXTENSION OF SERVICE
HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED.
6. THE MAIN OBJECTION TO THIS COURSE IS THAT IT WILL BE A LITTLE
PUZZLING BOTH TO MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC, BUT IT IS EXPLAINABLE
IN TERMS OF SHORTNESS OF TIME. THIS PROPOSAL IS CHIEFLY MADE
HOWEVER BECAUSE, IF YOU CAN AGREE TO THE PRINCIPLE OF IT, IT PRO-
VIDES ME WITH A FALL-BACK POSITION WHICH WILL ENABLE ME TO PREVENT
THE SITUATION FROM DEVELOPING INTO ONE OF "CONFUSION, OF WHICH THERE
MAY BE A DANGER.
7.
UNFORTUNATELY THIS DEVICE WILL NOT WORK FOR THE UNOFFICIAL
MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, DUE TO A QUIRK IN ARTICLE 3 OF
THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS. THIS ARTICLE ONLY PERMITS PROVISIONAL
APPOINTMENTS IN SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH DO NOT INCLUDE
A VACANCY CAUSED BY THE EXPIRATION OF A MEMBER'S TERM OF OFFICE
AS DOES ARTICLE 14 THIS ANOMOLY SHOULD BE CORRECTED IN DUE
/COURSE).
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