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Indeed, so far as the representation of different

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with interests atsil spheres of interest and activity is concerned,

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the Governor's view that the range covered by the

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4. In the course of our exchanges with the Governor

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on this subject, we have suggested the possibility of

widening representation still further by including

persons from fields such as the universities, the

teaching profession, the information media, the

professions and from those prominent in the social

services. The Governor is clearly under the impression

that we are pressing him to make changes merely for

the sake of change and in order to present an image

not which would in his view, be a genuine one. Our

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principles exchanges with himfhave in feet recently provoked him

into propounding certain principles which he considers

should be observed in the selection of nominees for

to the legislative Concie,

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(a)

(b)

These principles are as follows:-

Nominees must have proved themselves to be people

who would not use their position or special

knowledge for personal gain and who could be

trusted with sensitive information.

They must be well known in the community before

they can command public confidence.

(c) They must have time to spare for the Council's

work and the very considerable subsidiary

activities involved. This would mean that they

would need to be in possession of a reasonable

income with a measure of freedom from other

In the view of the Governor the

commitments.

payment of unofficial members (they are at

present unpaid for their services) would tend

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