the despatch by proposing
proposing to appoint and tas unofficials with
tus
officials
the Chief Justice,
im
itial at once
impartial
once by
position and by temperament, as Chairman. M. Whitehead has fought for a clear comfficial majority and has rejected the governor's suggested
ie. that there should be compromise two officials, including the chairman,
I think the and two unofficials.
le.
Chief Justice's letters are conclusive
mi while If the subject
Whitehead's
against this contention.
were one
on which no
party
animus
had been shown, there would be no
objection great - though I still think some obje !! an un
But, maltes unofficial majority. having come to the pass on which they
are, it seems to me that it is notd fair to appoint a committee in which the unofficials, having taken the line they have, outnumber their official
to
one
to be
colleagues. on there seems For this reason An objection to Mr Johnsons suggesting
Colonial Secretary
Should
that a new colonial
be Chairman of a penely unsificial compritter.
? do not think that one
Mom Th
government officer
should
Ireside over the deliberations of men who have taken
"up the position of strong opposition to the government'; the and I think that, in such a case, igrorance of
disadvantage
dl. Sec. put first t when Itswart With
10).
as put This LACE
local circumstances would rather be a than otherwise. It is true that the committely
Which recommended the increase A Salaries was thus constituted, but the circumstances were lifferent.
then
Officers of
the downt them were
The unofficials, thought that the love under haid, and recommendations from
ikely to carry
more weight than it interested men
had been on the committee. They were tresided over, if I remember right by the acting Chief I
liktely
Judge Justice
Zun
3
the service,
*U
as being one outside the
I
ordistary
in
but it was a friendly unbiassed committee Whereas a similar committee now would be one Which &aft the other the Chairman would belong
Pug5/10 to one
harty and all the other members to another. It seems to me that there are
Courses ohen,
as
the
only
Furo
governor suggests!
members of Council to
Unofficial
(a) to allow the I'm
form
a committee
of enquiry
by themselves.
with a pi-ssible modification to be indicated
below.
(6) to appoint Scholle from
a.
mmissioner or
outside the
Commissioners
colony
To The first course has this i'm its favour,