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Six Members To Be Appointed
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WELLINGTON, Last Night. With a view to bringing the membership of the Legislative Council up .to approximately its normal strength additional appointments will be made to the Upper Houso in the near future. ' ' Weveral appointments will be made to the Legislative Council before the opexting of the forthcobxing session of Parliament," said the Prime Minister tonight. 4 ' The Government 's object is to maintain the Council at its normal strength. ' ' With the death a few days ago of Hon. L. M. Isitt there are now 33 members in the Legislative Council. 1 Although the number of members is not limited it is the traditional practice to maintain the strength of the Council at about 40, representing half the strobgth pf the House of Eepresentatxves, Immediately prior to June 10 last the memberShip of the. Council Was 33, five members, the leader of the Council (Hon. M. Fagan), Hon. E. Masters, Hon. D. Buddo, Hon. E. McCallum and Hoh. J. Trevethick completing their terms of appointment On that day. The reappointment of Mr. Fagan, however, left the str-*»ft> ~M at 34.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 168, 3 August 1937, Page 9
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