Annexure
C Suggestions recieved in reply to
advertisements.
2.
The Malayan Democratic Union.
The Indo-Malaya Association.
The Straits Chinese British Association.
The Eurosion Association, Singapore.
Dr. K. Kizome thpathy.
I.I.M. Nagalingam, Esq.
Mrs. Tay Lian Teck,
L.M. Banerji, Esq. Their suggestions were
duly
considered by the Committee.
Copies of their suggestions accompany this Report and are marked
collectively as annexure 6.
6.
The Recommendations of the Committee are set out at the end
of this Report.
1.
RECOMMENTATIONS.
After careful consideration we considered that either 27 or 24
is the optimum number of Municipal Commissioners (apart from the President), with the preference slightly in favour of the former, which
fits itself better into our other proposals, and which we recommend
accordingly.
2. (a) Two thirds of the Commissioners should be chosen by direct
election by wards; and one third of the Commissioners should be
nominated by H. E. the Governor in accordance with the subsequent
recommendations of this report.
(b)
Elections should be held annually on some date in each year
such as December 1st. which will not conflict with important days or
holidays.
(c) The normal term of office for Commissioners should be three
years. This should be extensible indefinitely by re-election but no
nominated Commissioner should be renominated so as to serve more than
2 consecutive terms of 3 years without interruption.
One third of
the Commissioners should be elected or nominated each year so as to
ensure a continuing body of Commissioners with experience as such.
(a) The first general election should elect 18 Commissioners, 2
for each ward. Fine sunts will be reserved for Governor's nomination.
(e) It is recommended that His Excellency should use his power of
nomination to ensure that any important interest which has not obtained