Sectien9--Local Authority to consist of six members.
 This section-would mean a reduction by two in the number of members of the
 Village Councils. It was thought that the existing number was designed to give
 local representation to the several villages comprising the village districts. 'Mr.
 Joachim however pointed out that if this was the intention"it had been defeated
 in the case of the Troumaca Village Council where all the present members were
 from the Village of Troumaca itself. It was felt that establishment of polling
 booths in the several villages would remove this state of affairs. It was agreed
 That a local authority should consist of.six members.
SSections 10-11 Agreed to..

Section 12-First meeting of local authority after constitution.
 It was the Committee's view-that provisionshould be made for the appointment-
 of a chairman in the event of a local authority being unable to elect one. Mr.
 -Joachim-pointed out that such a situation was not .an impossibility, since on two
 occasions every member of the Barrouallie Town Board had-declined to serve as
 ;Chairman-when nominated for the office.
 The Crown Attorney said that in the case of the Kingstown Board provision.
 existed for appointment-of a Chairman by the Governor in,Council in such a case,
 but-he had not included it in the bill as. he felt it was a retrograde step, and was of
 the opinion that such a situation was unlikely to arise. He -had however been
 forced to change his opinion in the light of Mr. Joachim's remnarks.-
 Mr. Me Intosh felt that if no-member of a, local authority would accept
 nomination to the-office he could not be compelled to do so, and provision should
 be made for.nomination of a Chairman from outside of the Authority, preferably
 the Local Government Officer.
 Mr. Bonadie felt that inability to appoint a Chairman would be an indication
 of inability on-the part of a local. authority to perform its duties and an authority
 that failed to elect a Chairman after twice attempting to do so should be dissolved
 Sunder; section 32.
 It was agreed that the following proviso should be added at tho end of
 ..subsection (1) .:-
 Provided that in the event of the inability of the .local authority to elect a
 Chairman the Governor in Council shall be:empowered to appoint a Chairman."
 In subsection (2) after the word Chairman" in the second line the word
 on "-was:added, and the last word times was replaced by the word "occasions".
 Sect4ns 13 and 14-No change except the correction of a typographical error at
 the end of subsection (1) of section 14 where the word "year's should ae
 S spelt 'years' ".
. Section 15--Qualifications of members of a local authority.
 SAt the end of (e) the full stop should be changed to a comma, .and the words
 "and a registered voter for the- said district." added.
 S section 16-Forfeiture of seat by member.
 With reference to 'subsection (1) (e) Mr. Me Intosh pointed out that n the
 case of the Kingstown Board it had been necessary to enact special legislation
 making it lawful for the Chairman and members to receive pay.. fIe suggested
 that it might be desirable to state in the Ordinance that the offices of Chairman