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I confess that I do not see

that, with four European seats, any sec-

tion of European Society which is cus-

tomarily represented in such Councils

aforming that need remain unrepresented, and if the

sh Council is enlarged, I would invite

you to consider whether one seat might

not be given to some European represert-

ative of retail trade or skilled labour.

The Chinese element is at present ob-

viously under-represented having regard

to its numbers and importance, and one

of the two new seats might

think go

to that community; nor, as at present

advised, do I perceive how the justice

of such a concession could be contested.

8. If the Legislative Council were to h is,modified, as suggested above, it

composition of there would be necessary that the, Finance

Committee should be so modified as to

preserve the present balance of voting

power therein.

9.