Composition.
The Legislative Council should be large enough to be representative of the public. On the other hand it should not, at the beginning, be too large, since a numerous body is unwieldy and slow to act.
It is suggested that the Council should be not more than 75 or less than 50.
The Legislative Council may be composed entirely of appointed members or solely of elected members or of a combination of the two. A purely appointed Council would not have sufficient independence and would not be considered by the public as representative. On the other hand a Council composed entirely of elected members might not have sufficient number of persons of experience and judgement in public affairs. It is therefore suggested that at the start the Legislative Council should be equally divided between appointed members.
Of the members appointed by His Majesty not more than half should be at the same time Government officials. With this limitation His Majesty should be free to select such members as he deems fit.
The Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet shall be members of the Legislative Council ex-officio.
If the Legislative Council is to exercise some power of supervision over the administration, together with the right to pass a
