CHAP. I] ORIGIN AND HISTORY 53 
the recent session of the Legislature. Many of the points 
criticized by the Secretary of State were amended to meet 
his views, but the draft still claimed ministerial control over 
the actions of the Governor as Supreme Chief, still left the 
disposal of the sum of £20,000 provided for native purposes 
to the Legislative Council, which remained unicameral, and 
madeno provision tosecure officers on retirement the pensions 
which they would have received under the existing form of 
government. On December 2, 1891,! Lord Knutsford inti- 
mated that the Crown could not be advised to assent to the 
reserved Bill, on the ground that the desires of the Imperial 
Government as to the interests of the natives had not been 
met. Moreover, it was pointed out, the fact that only one 
chamber was proposed told against acceptance ; the original 
proposal of the Committee of 1888 had been that there 
should be two chambers, and that all measures affecting the 
natives should originate in the Upper House ; that would 
not indeed have been a sufficient security for the passing of 
measures in the interest of the natives, but it would have 
been a security against hasty legislation against their 
Interest, and in view of the refusal of the Legislative Council 
to make the provision suggested by the Imperial Government 
to secure native rights, and of the unicameral condition of 
the Legislature, the Bill must lapse. On the other hand, 
if the Legislature were prepared to alter the Bill so as to 
comply with the views of the Imperial Government, the 
Council should be dissolved so that the people could decide 
on the question. 
On March 8, 18922 the Governor sent home a new Bill 
which created a nominee Upper House by turning the Legis- 
lative Council previously proposed into a Council and a 
House of Assembly, deleted the clause requiring reservation 
of Billy affecting differentially non-Europeans, deleted the 
Provision for a committee of the former single chamber to 
consider before introduction measures differentially affecting 
non-Europeans, granted a sum of £10,000 unconditionally 
for the natives, and inserted a clause maintaining the right 
' Parl, Pap., C. 7013, p. 18. ? Tbid., pp. 24 seq.