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Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, Bermuda, Fiji, and the Falkland Islands, by one Governor. Hongkong by one Governor. Jamaica, British Honduras, and the Bahamas, by one Governor. The Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands and Barbados, by one Governor. Mauritius by one Governor. Natal by one Governor. The Straits Settlements by one Governor. The West African Colonies and St Helena by one Governor. The Governor representing each of the Colonies, or group of Colonies, in this section shall be appointed by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State for the time being, after consultation with the Governor or Governors of the Colony or group of Colonies for which such Governor is appointed. 14. Governors representing any Colony, Province of a Colony, or group of Colonies, shall hold their office for five years. If no successor is appointed within three months from the date on which the term of office pf any such Governor expires, his seat may be filled up by the Executive Council hereinafter mentioned. 15. India shall be represented on the Governing Body by fifteen Governors, selected as follows :— Nine as representing the Government of India and the following Presidencies and Provinces, that is to say: Bombay, Madras, Bengal, the North-West Provinces, the Punjaub, Assam, the Central Provinces, and Burmah. Four as representing the Chambers of Commerce. Two as representing Indian Institutions. The nine Governors mentioned in this section shall be nominated by the Governor-General in Council. The four Governors mentioned in this section shall be selected by such Chambers of Commerce in India as the Governor-General in Council shall direct. The remaining two Governors shall be selected by any such institutions or groups of institutions in India as the Governor-General in Council may determine, with this restriction, that an institution shall not be qualified to choose or assist in the choice of a Governor, unless the majority of its members are natives of India, and unless it is an institution which, in the opinion of the GovernorGeneral, is so constituted as to be conducive to and interested in the objects for which the Institute is founded. Each of the fifteen Governors mentioned in this section shall hold his office for one year only. If no successor is appointed within three months from the date on which the term of office of any such Governor expires, his seat may be filled up by the Executive Council. 16. Subject as aforesaid, the Governors representing India shall be chosen in such manner, and subject to such regulations, as the Governor-General in Council may direct. Elected Governors. 17. The commerce and industries of England and Wales shall be represented on the Governing Body by fourteen Governors, elected as follows, that is to say : — Of the South-Eastern District of England by two Governors, who shall be elected by the Chairmen of the County Councils of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, the Isle of Ely, Essex, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Norfolk, Middlesex, the East and West Divisions of Suffolk, Surrey, and the East and West Divisions of Sussex. Of the South-Western District of England by two Governors, who shall be elected by the Mayor of Bristol and the Chairmen of the County Councils of Cornwall, Devonshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Somerset, and Wiltshire. Of the Midland District of England by two Governors, who shall be elected by the Mayors of Birmingham, Leicester, and Nottingham, and the Chairmen of the County Councils of Derbyshire, Herefordshire; the Holland, Kesteven, and Lindsey Divisions of Lincolnshire ; Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, the Soke of Peterborough, Eutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. Of Cheshire and Lancashire by two Governors, who shall be elected by the . Mayors of Blackburn, Bolton, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, and Salford, and the Chairmen of the County Councils of Cheshire and Lancashire. Of Yorkshire by two Governors, who shall be elected by the Lord Mayor of York, and the Mayors of Bradford, Kingston-upon-Hull, Leeds, and Sheffield, and the Chairmen of the County Councils of the West Biding, the East Biding, and the North Eiding of Yorkshire. Of the Northern District of England by two Governors, who shall be elected by the Mayors of Gateshead, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Sunderland, and South Shields, and the Chairmen of the County Councils of Cumberland, Durham, Northumberland, and Westmoreland. Of North Wales by one Governor, who shall be elected by the Chairmen of the County Councils of the Isle of Anglesey, Carnarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, and Montgomeryshire. Of South Wales by one Governor, who shall be elected by the Mayors of Cardiff and Swansea, and the Chairmen of the County Councils of Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Glamorganshire, Pembrokeshire, Eadnorshire, and Monmouthshire. 18. The commerce and industries of Scotland shall be represented on the Governing Body by three Governors, elected as follows, that is to say:— Of the South-Eastern District of Scotland by one Governor, to be elected by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Provost of Leith, and the Chairmen of the County Councils