§ 13. Dr. CHAPPLEasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether two directors of one Suva firm have been appointed to the two unofficial seats on the Executive Council of Fiji; whether he has ratified these appointments; and whether any rules for the guidance of Colonial Governors in advising such appointments are issued from his Department?
Mr. THOMASI am informed that the two elected members of the Legislative 956 Council of Fiji, whose appointment to the Executive Council was announced in the "London Gazette" of 4th December, are directors of firms which have been amalgamated. As there are only seven elected members, such arrangements, though generally undesirable, are sometimes unavoidable. The reply to the last part of the question is in the negative.