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the view that these additional qualifications are desirable

at this stage, except that I feel that persons who can

satisfy the Registration Officer that they are excluded from the Jury List solely on the grounds that they are over 60, or ere ignorant of the English language, or on account of leafness, blindness or other like infirmity, or because they are females (sco Section 3 of the Jury Ordinance, 1887), ought

also to have the vote. I would ask that the proposals in

Sir Mark Young's despatch No. 145 may be modified accordingly.

I understand, however, that the question of im luding women

on the Jury List is under consideration, and if the law is so

amended, the reference to women can, of course, be omitted.

The whole question of electoral qualific tions should,

of course, o kept under review as educrtion spreads and

illiteracy is reduced.

(1)

Nomination of the appointed members of the Municipal

Council (paragraph 29).

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I have given much careful thought to Sir Mark Young's recomendations on this question and in particular to the suggested allocation of seats to the recognised Trade Unions.

I understand that a present circumstances, when Trade Unions

are still passing through the formative stage, it is not considered opportunc to increase this allocation, and I am therefore prepared to accept the recommendation that, for the

period of the first Council, they should have the right to

nominate two Councillors only, The possibility of an increase in tht allocation should, however, be kept carefully in mind. The question whether or not the nominating bodies should

be designated in the statutory provisions constituting the Municipal Council can be dccided when the final stages have been

reached in the drafting of the requisite legislation.

(g)