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of State and it will be necessary for the Governor
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to seek these instruments in time to permit of
their being received in the Colony before the date
on which it is desired that the reappointment
should take effect. This procedure will differ
somewhat from that necessary under Clause I of
the Additional Instructions of the 10th of
January, 1922, under which an official member
is eligible to be reappointed by the Governor
subject to His Majesty's approval. You will
also observe that provision is now made for
reappointments "for a further period or periods
each period not exceeding five years". This made
amendment has been included in order to remove
any doubts which might exist as to the power
of appointing an unofficial member for a
however
third term of office; it does not therefore
a
Affect present policy under which ten years
is normally regarded as a sufficiently long
time for an unofficial member to serve
continuously on the Council.
4.