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grants (the grant aiding system being in fact far the

most effective control that any central gover ment has

over local administration). The Rxecutive would look

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for its technical advice to the senior officers of the

Goverment and their Departments.

(a)

A number of objections to this proposal wre discussed

It would impose a heavy burden on the unofficial members

of the Leg. Co. If the normal principle were adopted of

not allowing the nominated or co-opted members of the

Committee of any Executive to be in a majority the amount

of re-enforcements from outside could not be considerable

unless the Leg. Co, as a whole including its officiał

members were substantially increased in size. It is to be

remembered, however, that the ctual burden of work falling

on members of a local authority depends in part on the size

of their task and in part on their methods of procedure).

An increase of members of a Committee does not necessarily

lessen the bu den of the individual; often it increases

ion.)

it by prolonging discussion,

(b)

The senior officers of the Government might find the

position awkward. Ir Government service they would remain,

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subject to the ultimate cntral of the Governor Masters

of their Departments.

In the services handled by the L.G.

Executive they would be simply advisers,

(c) The handing over of services to the I...G. Executive

would probably mean some loss of efficiency, and there would be the winal risks

(a)

In an area such as the Island defence considerations

of corruption.

play so large a part that almost every action of the I. G.

Executive in siting a road or even a building would have

Seleny.

to be negotiated with the Governments the Guiany, military advisers.

6.

The second pro osal was on quite different lines. It

contemplated that all the normal "local government" services

would be run by the Government but that a greater degree of

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popular contact would be introduced by providing that groups

of the unofficial members of the Leg. Co. ( ? selected by the

Governor or by the Leg. Co. as a whole or by the unofficial

/members