(Ditto)
(See Sir T. Lloyd's
minute of 12.12.46)
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(e) I consider that the property qualification
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should not be a condition of eligibility for
membership of the Council and I assume from the
last sub-paragraph of paragraph 29 of your
despatch No.145 that you would agree. This
occurs to me to be an important point
particularly as regards the nominees of the
trade unions. I consider therefore that the
proposals should be amended on this point.
The property qualification for the, franchise
makes it unlikely that the working classes will,
in fact, be represented except by nominees of
the trade unions, that is to the extent of two
out of the total of fifteen Chinese seats,
under the proposals as they stand. I consider
this is inadequate in view of numerical
preponderance of working classes and I feel
that the trade unions should be given at least
justification showed three of the ten nominated seats and preferably
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(g) As regards the point raised in the second
sub-paragraph of paragraph 29 of your despatch,
I consider, on balance, that it would be
desirable that the nominating bodies should
(sintuentin FRANCHISE.
marginal note on page 15 of 69)
be designated in the relevant constitutional
instrument. I assume however that actual
appointments would be made by the Governor after
such nomination.
(See Mr. Caine's
minute of 16.12.46)
(h)
I should be glad if you would confirm that the
reference to "the requisite assent of the
Legislature in the case of new taxation" in
paragraph 34 of your despatch means that the
authority of the Legislature would be necessary
before