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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