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19. In any election of a Member of the Executive Coun-
cil under paragraph (2) of clause 13, paragraph (2) of clause
17, or sub-paragraph ‘(d) of paragraph (2) of clause 18 of
» these Instructions, or on any resolution for the removal of an
Elected Member of the Executive Council under paragraph (4)

and representative Members of the General Iegislative Council
- Shall be given by ballot in such manner as not to disclose how
any particular Member shall vote.

20.—(1) The Members of the Fxecutive Council shall
have seniority and precedence as We may specially assign, and,
in default thereof, as follows:—

First, the ex-officio Members, in the order in which
they are referred to in clause 10 of these Instructions:

Provided that, unless We shall otherwise direct, the

Method of
election
and re-

Members. '.

of clause 14 of these Instructions, the votes of the nominated ~

Precedence
of Mem-
bere.

persons for the time being holding the substantive ap-

pointments of Administrator of Antigua and Administra-
tor of Saint Christopher Nevis and Anguilla shall have
precedence over any persons acting in either of those
offices and between themselves according to the respective
dates of their appointments as Administrator in the
_ Colony, and any persons so acting shall have precedence
‘in such order as may be assigned by the Governor;

Secondly, the Official Member;

Thirdly, Members temporarily appointed under clause
18 of these Instructions to fill a vacancy in the number of
persons sitting in the Executive Council as. ex-officiv
Members or.as the Official Member, in such order as may
be assigned by the Governor;

Fourthly, the Nominated Member and the Elected
. Members, according to the length of time for which they
have been continuously Members of the Executive Council,
Members who have been continuously Members for the
same length of time taking precedence according to al-
phabetical order of their names;

. Fifthly, Members temporarily appointed or elected
under clause 18 of these Instructions to fill vacancy in
the number of persons sitting in the Executive Council as
‘the Nominated Member or Elected Members, in such order
as may be assigned by the Governor,