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majority it would still be safe for the Government to rely upon a sufficient number voting with them to enable them to

pass any legislation which ought in the interests of the

Colony to be accepted. On the other hand this might place one unofficial section in a somewhat similar position to that at times occupied by the Irish Party in the Imperial Parliament and leave the balance of power in their hands

a most undesirable situation.

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We consider that it is impossible for a

Government to govern without an assured majority and that

more control of local affairs by the Public however desirable

should not under existing circumstances be obtained through

an unofficial majority in the Legislative Council.

In comparing this place with Shanghai we think

the fact that the Shanghai Municipal Council is an adminis-

trative and not a Legislative Body is frequently over looked.

A greater control of local affairs by unofficial

representatives is, we think, undoubtedly desirable and

might be obtained by the creation of a Municipal Council for

the City of Victoria and Kowloon and also a Harbour Board.

Such a Council should have an unofficial majority in which

the element of Government nomination should be preserved,

Such a step would largely meet the desire

expressed at the Meeting of the 9th. that residents here

should enjoy the same rights of citizenship as in Great

Britain and existing criticisms that the Government does not

move with the times would be lessened and much of the present

objection to the transfer to Public Control of the work now

done by the various Public utility Companies would be removed.

As regards the constitution of the Council as

proposed by the Constitutional Reform Association we have the

following criticisms to make :-

We do not consider the Chinese represntation

should be increased.

It should remain as at present two

nominated