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Cake effect in the Solvry is suitica by 26 27 votua cap. 76, fut there is corresponding provision suit usard G Instructions which are mit usually published; and the faux as to the take V sulk time when that he wrect is mit as solthed no to your the mobility of mich such a method of procuding but & Fuestion. He telegrain was merely t intro the Secretary of State of the past, having it 4 him. It act or out so he might consider right.
As regards Mix's Feorich and Prie The application & She recent Instructions was a matter of some difficulty; but I think that the advice. advice that I gave van correct.
The additional Instrucrois cated Scember 8. 1883. purided an follows:
And whereas we are winded to make further provision for our said Executive and Legislative Counoils; now, we do by these our instructions auder our Sign Manual and Signet direct and en-join and declare our willand pleasure as follows:--- I-The following Artiole sha-1 be substituted for the aforesaid XIIth Article of our said in. structions of 9th April, 1877, and may be printed instead thereof in suy copy hereafter to be made of our said instructions, viz.
"XII-Our said Legislative Council shall consist of the persons for the time lawfully dis-ebarging the functions of Chief astice, Colonial Secretary, and Attorney-General of our said Colony, and of s ich other persons holding offoes in the Colony, and not exceeding three in num-ber at any one time, as we may from time to time appoint by any instructions or warrants ander our Siga Manual and Signet, and all anch persons shall be styled official members of our said Legislative Council; and further of such persons, not exceeding five in number at any one time, as are immediately before the receipt of these our instructions in the Colony unofficial members of our said Council, or as we may from time to time appoint by the like instruotions or warrants to be unofficial members thereof.
"Every unofficial member of our said Legis-lative Council shall vacate his seat at the end of six years from the date of the instrument by which he is appointed.
"If any member of our said Council not bold-ing one of the three offices mentioned in this rticle shall die, or become incapable, or be suspended or removed from his seat in the Council, or be absent from the colony, or if he shall, with permission of the Governor, resign his seat by writing under his band, the Governor may, by an instrument under the public seal of the colony, appoint in his place a fit person to be provisionally a member of the said Council.
"Such person shall forthwith cease to be a member if his appointment is disallowed by us, or if the member in whose place he was appointed sball return to the colony, er shall be released from suspension, or shall be declared by the Governor capable of avain discharging his func-tions in the said Council,
The Governor shall, without delay, report to us, for our confirmation or disallowane, through one of our Principal Secretaries of State, every provisional appoi tuent of any person as an official or anofficial member of our said Council, { Every such person shall hold his sent during our pleasure, and the Governor may be any instrument under the public seal of the colony rovoke any such appointment.