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members hold office for Zwo years ; they may resign at
any time; they may be re-appointed ; and vacancies
may be filled up as occasion may require, due regard
being had to the proportion of non-official members
(under the Indian Councils Act, 1892, “any person
vesident in India may be nominated an Additional
Member”).

Section g of the Act provides that when the
council meets for legislative purposes within the province
 of a Lieutenant-Governor, the latter acts as an
Additional Councillor. This is again provided by
Statute 33 Vic, Cap. 3, Section 3 (1870), which includes
 Chief Commissioners ; it says that whenever
the Governor-General in Council shall hold a meeting
 for making laws and regulations at any place
within the limits of any territories now or hereafter
placed under the administration of a Lieutenant-Governor
 or Chief Commissioner, the Lieutenant-Governor
 or Chief Commissioner, respectively, shall
be ex-officic an Additional Member of the Council of
the Governor-General for that purpose, in excess (if
necessary) of the maximum number of twelve (sixteen
by the Act of 1892) fixed by the Act of 1861. This
constitution of the legislative council superseded the
legislative councillors, one for each province, provided
in 1853 by 16 and 17 Vic, Cap. 95%.

In the absence of the Governor-General and of
the President (where nominated,) the Senior Ordinary
Member of Council present presides at meetings of