inadequate" and stated that the unofficial
element should be increased from 4 members
to xxx 6 and the Ceylon system applied, by
which "two of those six members should be, as
a general rule, appointed on the recommendation
of the Chamber of Commerce, and one or more
at least on the recommendation of some other
public body, such as the ...JPs."
But, as he told the Secretary of State, Lord
Derby, in his despatch to him of 14 May 1883
(co 129/209), "of course, the final appoint-
ment would continue, in every case, to rest
absolutely with the Governor, subject to the
approval of the Crown."
4. The Governor's proposal received a mixed
reception at the Colonial Office.
However
the scheme was in the end accepted, the
Colonial Office fully understanding that it
was not designed to give the Chamber of
Commerce or JPs "an absolute right of
nomination"; that, as an official noted,
"remains with the Governor, who can refuse
the nominee."
This seems to be the
essence of the måtter. The practice of
appointing to the Legislative Council of a Crown
colony xxx individuals recommended or
nominated by some such official body was not
unusual. But what vested the individual so
selected with his status was the Governor's
(and ultimately the Crown's) appointment and
not the selection by the public body.
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