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He agreed, however, that the salaries of these Advisers

should be paid by His Majesty's Government and that, in

the case of a difference of view between the State Rulers

and the Advisers, the High Commissioner should be the

Arbiter

14.

Other points made were:

(1) the tradition of the Hadhramaut to look East

rather than West; its connections with Malaya

and the Dutch East Indies; the poverty of a

country which can only grow enough for one-third

of its population and its dependence on money

earned abroad; the increasing difficulties of

immigration and of remitting money back.

(ii) the limit that these factors put on the

development of social services and political

growth.

(iii) the desirability of considering the omission

of "Aden" from the designation of the

Protectorates. The historical use of the

"Hadhramaut" was mentioned, but it was suggested

that "The Southern Arabian Protectorates" might

be the best substitution,

(e) Hong Kong.

15. The Committee inclined to the view that the main idea

which had emerged from the day's discussion, namely the

combination of state and municipal government effected by

establishing committees of Legislative Councils drawn mainly

from unofficial members and providing these committees with

executive and subordinate legislative powers in the field of

municipal or local government, should be considered in

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