CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6] — Page 209

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made por of who me I sufficient standing authority with the Commanity. I think the idea white proposal who

rejected in that Lesta tra

(2) The Legislative Concil

it is not chanly so stated but I think it whows from the fact that the setition in sepies by Europeens only that the additional men tes proponed it at be European. The position N. then he that the Lagre Council oot be composed es shows:-

Officials

8.

Inofficials

Furshen

&

Chinese

Inoffint majonty

two.

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ad Sort mecomes

means that

an be defected, infpitiés

nfused, a administration wired Bafarce.

The Evi's pgmis

2

Aut

interesting:

150 members the Chamber & Commerce 9. whom 25 are not even British abjects are to chat & Suropean members 12: Jurbers of the Peace (all Batch subjects.

an to that another four.

There

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202

As for there is a

I have the chitoral

ranchise in a population consisting of

some Do Antich (European subjects, 20000

Chinese British subjects, 12.000 non-

Chrise ahens

Koh

- some 4soooo Chinese

nason assigned in the petition for

this proposal is that the official members is the Sr. Wills them of Camal much rate

Letter M Pock

In his covering

that

"I trifelt that mevised unoffical capperentation on the Councils in der walle 'before that time [the end other war] amico 'minder that a Gost. 'the wishes & the business men

to established for the purpose of

mar

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more

upresentative A

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the Colony

Trade & shipping brothm

" which may inse in anticipation of the 'dose of the har

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270

Macness

A formi

clore oligarchy to own the busmen & the

Colony

as

they like, mispections If the

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