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members of whom two-thirds will be elected ; to asso¬
ciate Standing Committees, two-thirds of which should
be elected by the non-official members, with as many
Departments of Government as possible ; and to allow
supplementary qifestions to be put by any member of
the Legislative Assembly. In the same category come
many provisions relating to the Provincial Governments,
for instance, the proposal that in every Province (and
this will include the United Provinces, the Punjab,
Bihar and Orissa, the Central Provinces and Assam)
the Executive Government should consist of a Governor
and an Executive Council,—which should consist of two
members, one of whom will be an Indian,—and a Minis¬
ter or Ministers nominated by the Governor from the
elected members of the Legislative Council ; that these
Ministers should be in charge of portfolios dealing with
certain subjects ; that on these subjects the decisions
uf the ministers should be final—subject only to the
Governor's advice and control ; that though the power
of control is reserved to the Governor, it is expected
that he would refuse assent to the proposals of his
ministers only when the consequences of acquiescence
would be serious ; that it is not intended that he should
be in a position to refuse assent at discretion to his
minister's proposals ; that in each Province an enlarged
Legislative Council with a substantial elected majority
should be established ; that the members should be
elected on as broad a frand|ise as possible ; that every
member of the CouLcil shoum be entitled to ask supple¬
mentary questions ; that Standing Committees, consist¬
ing mainly of members elected by the Legislative
Council, should be attached to each Department ; that
there should be a complete separation made between
Indian and Provincial heads of revenue ; that the
Provinces should make contributions of fixed amounts
to the Government of India, which should be the first