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large measure of responsibility.
Professor Harlow suggested
that in the case of a plural society such as Mauritius,
His Majesty's Government might need to retain control not
only of external affairs, but also of certain categories of
internal affairs in order that it could act as referee in
communal differences.
(c) Gibraltar.
9. Mr. Ingrams referred to the present multiplicity of
authorities. There were in many fields of administration
from two to five authorities performing much the same
functions. He thought that it might be possible for certain
services, at present run by both Service and civilian
authorities to be pooled and, in framing the proposal
contained in S. T. C. (49) 17 for the establishment of a
"Council of Gibraltar" to be advisory to the Governor and to
deal inter alia with the administrative or "housekeeping"
side of Service activities, he had had this factor in mind.
10. The Committee also considered whether, on the analogy
of the post-war constitution of Hamburg (see S. T. C. (49)19),
a State Council might not combine the functions of the new
Legislative Council which is in process of being set up and
the existing City Council, and whether, indeed, in other
very small territories this conception of a body combining
state government with municipal government might not be worth.
considering. It was recognised that it would not now be
possible, in view of the public promises that had been given,
to go back on the decision to establish a Legislative Council
in Gibraltar, but it was thought that acceptable means might
be found for the new Legislative Council to absorb the City
Council, especially as in many cases the same individuals
would be members of both bodies. This might be achieved,
/perhaps