Nc Legislative Council
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Strong Feeling in Rabaul
From a Special Correspondent
Rabaul, July 28.
BOTH the Planters Association and the Chamber of Commerce here are planning to make a very strong protest to the Minister for Territories about the proposed Legislative Council, when he arrives here shortly.
We think it is an outrageous thing that our elected representatives should be outnumbered bv the officials and their nominees by about 23 to 3.
It is recognised, of course, that these proportions were fixed years ago, when the Act or Ordinance was adopted by the Chifley Government on the recommendation of Mr.
Ward. But that does not lessen its iniquity, and we shall do all we can to get an amendment.
Unless the Administration is pre pared to give the non-official sections better representation, it is unlikely that any man of standing In the Territories will accept nomination or seek election as one of the three “elected” repre sentatives.