East & West December 1902

Thirdly clause 2—which provides that cases falling under the schedule shall be submitted by the Secretary in the first instance to the Coucillor in charge of the Department concerned on whem will rest the initiative entailing where necessary the preparation of a note for the consideration of the Council and will then be placed before the Council and submitted with the opinion of the Dewan [...] The mere difference of opinion between two members of the late executive Council as to the scope of the term revenue " ought not to be a valid excuse for such interference on the part of the Government of India and for the deprivation if any of the necessary power of distribution of the President in Council. [...] The simplicity of the machinery of the Consultative Council )f the Rendition or the Executive Council of the Regency has disa)eared in the mixed character of the present constitution which has"THE NEW CONSTITUTION OF MYSORE 1499 been inappropriately 'termed Consultative Council." The Councilors have also certain executive duties to perform under the new rules. [...] To harmonise the title of the constitution with its articles it is necessary either to repeal the clauses which impose duties of an executive character on the Councillors or to alter the title simply to " The Council of Hi.s Highness the Maharaja of Mysore." The Dewan of 1902 possesses very few powers as compared with the Dewan of 1881. [...] The necessity of stating the grounds for dissent even in the case of non-schedule matters which are too"1504 EAST & WEST numerous to mention increases the work oA the Dewan enormously Moreover every case respecting which the Dewan and the Council lors materially differ in their opinions has to go before his Highness Thus by the increase of work and the circuitous nature of the pro cedure the d