CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896 — Page 503

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include two unofficial members to be

selected at the discretion of the

Governor. It is obviously desirable

that they should, as a rule, be chosen

from among the Unofficial members of

the Legislative Council, and the choice

should and no doubt will be inspired by

consideration of personal merit and

have no reference to the particular

class or race to which the persons chosen

belongs.

You will receive in due course

amended Royal Instructions and in the

meantime this despatch may be made

public with an intimation that the

subject has been considered from every

point of view and that my decision must

an Votiverned, be regarded

as final.

I have, &c.