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join any does not at the least "contain a Committee which / a clear majority of unofficial members, as he is of opinion that the granting of the ~ Committee being the result of the victory of the unofficial members over the Government, after a long continued struggle",
it is clear that the Committee should be so constituted as to make it certain that the unofficial members will be able to make their views (whatever they may be) prevail". It is almost superfluous for me to observe that this opinion is founded on a misconception. The Committee which Your Lordship has directed to be appointed is a Committee of enquiry, purely, and its functions are restricted to making enquiries and submitting recommendations. The fact of the unofficials being in a majority on the Committee could in no wise make
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