purpose of increases is to enable Governor
to bring into Legislative Council persons
who, while nominated as individuals,
will nevertheless be able to represent
views of a wider eross-section of the
community than is possible with present
numbers. We think it should also be made
to Cromarkos foncloading aleated us) clear that nomination of members/of Urban
Council is not precluded.
3. In your despatch you refer to difficult-
fieta
ies of widening of field of selection and
you and Trench may feel that it would be
advisable to defer effective date for
nominations to the new vacancies to give
new Governor a longer time to make his
assessment of potential candidates.
and his
Grateful for both your/views before final
your/views
decision on effective date.
Announcement should we think make
க.
clear that the changes
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particularly
do
as they give an unofficial majority
not involve any departure from principles
laid down in 1960, i.e. that they are
within framework of existing system of
government.
5.
Unban Council
While
While it is agreed that some increase
in number of dected and nominated urban
councillors is desirable before 1 April 1965
would it not be preferable to defer any
announcement of actual numbers until a
further study has been made of desirability
of extending functions of Council and
franchise? These are, it is realised,
complex and contentious subjects, but there
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