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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