CO129-565-9 Amendment to Letters Patent relating to Governor and Commander-in-Chief 5-10-1937 - 9-5-1938 — Page 38

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amendments made will be similar to the effect of

the amendments made in Clause II in regard to

which I would invite reference to paragraph

above.

6.

Clause XVIII of the Instructions of the

14th of February, 1917, refers only to unofficial

members and would seem to imply that an official

member cannot resign.

Circumstances might arise

in which it might be convenient for an official

member to resign and it is considered that the

present opportunity should be taken to effect the

indicated

this amendment Clause XX is re-enacted in

order to permit of the revocation of the

Additional Instructions of the 29th of November,

1929. The word "hereinbefore" has however been

inserted in sub-paragraph (1)(a), and the words

"or in pursuance of " have been deleted from

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sub-paragraphs 1(b) and (b) because they would

seem to introduce an ambiguity in a case where a

member is appointed by an Instrument executed by

the Governor in pursuance of an Instrument giving

H.M's instructions.

7.