CONSTITUTION OF JAMAICA
PROPOSED CHANGE REJECTED. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. KINGSTON, November 17. The elected and official members of the Legislative Council rejected a proposed change in the Jamaican Constitution which was offered by the British Government—namely, that the elected members should have a permanent mar jority in the council, with the appointments of five members to the Government Executive Council. It was asserted that the proposed change would be a retrograde step, likely to lead to Jamaica becoming purely a Crown colony. The fear was expressed that successive Governors might exercise an over-ridng power in certain matters, and be supported by the Dominions office.
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Evening Star, Issue 19410, 19 November 1926, Page 4
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