CO537-2188 — Page 489

(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