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4. Tenure of Office and terms of Service of
Commission. -(1) Members of the Commission shall hold
office during the Governor’s pleasure and subject thereto the
Chairman shall hold office for such period not exceeding two
years as may be prescribed in the instrament by which he is
appointed ; provided that a person shall, if qualified, be eligible
for re-appointment from time to time as a member of the
Commission.

(2) The Governor may appoint any person to act in the
place of the Chairman or any other member of the Commis-
sion in case of his temporary absence or inability to act as
such Chairman or other member.

(3) Any member of the Commission may, if he is not
a public officer, at any time, and, if he is a public officer, with
the consent of the Governor, resign his office by instrument in
writing addressed to the secretary of the Commission who
shall forthwith forward the same to the Governor through the
Administrator and from the date of the receipt by the
secretary of the Commission of such instrument such member
shall cease to be a member of the Commission and the vacancy
caused by such resignation or by the Geath of a member or by
the removal cf a member shall be filled | ry the Governor by
the appointment of another person for the remainder of the
term of office of the member whom he replaces.

(4) The appointment, removal or resignation of any
member of the Comuission or of its secretary shall be notified
in the Gacette.

(5) Out of such funds as may be ue ided by the
Legislative Council to cover the expenses of the Commission,
the Chairman or acting Chairman of the Commission shall be

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paid the sum of fifteen dollars for each meeting of the Com-
mission which be attends, and every other member of the
Commission, not being a public officer, shall be paid the sum
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of ten dollars for each meeting of the ‘Gonithission which he
attends; provided that the maximum amount payable in any
month shall, in the case of the Chairman or acting Chairman,
be sixty dollars and, in the case of any other rember, be
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forty dollars; provided further that 10 sublic officer hall he
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paid any remuneration as a member of the Commission.

(6) Members of the Commission, other than publie
officers, may be paid travelling and subsistence allowsaness at
such rates as may from time to time be prescribed by the