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It is laid down in Clause II of che Instructions nnder tbe Royal Sign Manual and Signet, dated the 10th March, 1925,
•that the Executive Council of the Colony shall, save as thereinafter provided, consist of such persons noe eiceeding four,
holding public offices -within the Colony as the Governor may, by an Instrument or Instruments made in His Majesty's
name and under the Public Seal of the Colony, constitute and appoint to be Members thereof. Whenever any such
Member shall die. or resign his seac in the said Council, or be absenc from the Colony, or be lawfully suspended from his
office, or become from any cause incapable of discharging the duties thereof, the Governor may by any such
Instrument as aforesaid nominate any other person w h o m he shall thinkfit,being within the. Colony, tofillany snch
vacancy.
ln addition to the Members appointed under the above-mentioned clause the Governor may, by ao Instrument
made in His Majesty's name and nnder the Public Seal of the Colony, appoint any fit persons residing in the
Colony, not exceeding three in number at any one time, to be Members of the said Executive Council, and summon such
Additional Members to the meetings of the said Executive Council on any occasion on which he shall think it desirable
to obtain their advice.
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Provided that meetings of the said Executive Council shall be held to be duly constituted notwithstanding that the
«aid Additional Members may not have been summoned thereto.
A n Additional Member of che Executive Council shall vacate his seat as such Additional Member at the end of
three years from the date of the Instrumeut by which he is appointed.