In such a chamber it will be easy to add men or women of distinction
 in public life, who would either not be elected or who would not care to
 stand for election. These individuals, however, must be nominated on
 the recommendation of the Chief Minister. West Indians must learn to
 appreciate that their political position depends on the confidence of the
 people, and not on the confidence ofjthe Governor. We must put a
 stop to the nonsense represented by what one of the present Ministers
 told me before the 1950 election : "Well, boy, we have a new consti-
 tution. Ministers Anyhow it is always possible to be nominated by
 the Governor if one fails to be elected by the people."

 Finally, in the present circumstances of Trinidad and Tobago, where
 there is a paucity of talent outside of specific professions, and where
 there is an urgent necessity for reducing the cost of government, two
 of the officials who are at present members of the Legislative Council,
 need to be retained-the Colonial Secretary, to deal with home and foreign
 affairs ; and the Attorney General, as the head of the legal division of
 the civil service.

 A member to represent one special interest has recently been recom-
 mended-the trade unions. I must confess that I see no justification for
 this and every possible objection to it. The trade union element in any
 society is the bulwark of democracy. It represents the principle of
 election, not the principle of nomination. A trade unionist might indeed
 qualify, as a man of distinction in public life, for nomination. But to
 nominate a trade unionist as trade unionist to represent trade unions
 in a second chamber is indefensible, especially where the nomination
 is to be made by the Governor. The only people whose confidence the
 trade unionist needs to enjoy is the workers whom he represents. The
 place for the trade unionist, his rightful place, is as an elected member
 in the lower house.

 I am now in a position therefore to recommend specifically the
composition of the second chamber. It should be a chamber of sixteen
persons, comprising:

 (a) Six members representing special economic interests, chosen by
those interests themselves : (1) oil ; (2) sugar ; (3) commerce ; (4) cocoa;
(5) shipping; (6) local industries.

 (b) Five members representing the religious denominations:-
(1) His Grace the Archbishop of Port-of-Spain (2) His Lordship the
Bishop of Trinidad; (3) The Head Pundit of the Hindu Faith; (4) The
Moulvi of the Moslem Faith ; (5) One representative selected by agree-
ment among all the other religious denominations.

 (c) Three ex officio members : (1) His Lordship the Chief Justice;
(2) the Colonial Secretary; (3) the Attorney General.

 (d) Two men or women of distinction in public life, appointed by the
Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister.