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local character and impose penalties for their infraction. The Minister 

 of the Colonies may delegate to the governor such powers emanating from 

 the royal government in respect of Tripoli and Cyrenaica as are susceptible 

 of delegation. 



The seats of the governments of Tripoli and Cyrenaica, are, respective- 

 ly, at the towns of Tripoli and Benghazi. The officials depending imme- 

 diately on the governor are the general secretary for civil and i)olitical 

 afEairs, the chief of the military police office and the chief of the head- 

 quarters .staff. The general secretary for civil and political affairs is no- 

 minated by royal decree on the proposal of the Mini.ster of the Colonies and 

 has the rank of a prefect. He must follow the governor's general instruc- 

 tions, is at the head of all civil offices and treats directly with the local au- 

 thorities and native chiefs witliin the areas or parts of areas which have, on 

 the governor's proposal, been declared zones of the civil government. 



The territory of Tripoli and Cyrenaica is divided into region?, circon- 

 dari, and urban or rural districts. At the head of a region there is a general 

 commissioner on whom depend the delegates of circondari who are at the 

 head of these. In the capital of the government the functions of regional 

 commissioner and delegate of circondano are assigned to the general secre- 

 tary of civil and political affairs. In the capitals of regions the functions 

 of delegate of circondario are assigned to the regional commissioners. The 

 urban district depends on the delegate of circondano and is directed by a 

 municipal administration. A district agent is placed over the central 

 district and depends on the delegate of circondario. At the capitals of 

 circondari the functions of district agent are discharged by a circondario 

 delegate. In special cases one or more circondari or districts may be placed 

 in direct dependence on the governor or the special commissioner. 



The regional commissioners are excUisively nominated from among 

 the Italian civil or military officials. The circondario delegates and dis- 

 trict agents are generally chosen from the native dignitaries and chiefs who 

 are Italian subjects. Within his region the regional commissioner repre- 

 sents the governor, and in accordance with the latter's instructions he 

 exercises the functions wliich devolve on him in virtue of laws and decrees, 

 or which are delegated to him b)- the governor. 



Article 6 of the niles specifies the functions of the governor ; article 7 

 those of the circondario delegate ; article 3 those of the district agent. 



The institution of native councillors and regional councils gives the 

 native population a legitimate means of expressing their opinions and as- 

 pirations. Native councillors are therefore nominated at the seats of gov- 

 ernment on the governor's proposal, and they advise, either together or 

 .separately, on questions of administration which are of interest to the gov- 

 ernment and on which the governor thinks it well to hear them. In every 

 regional capital a council is formed, composed of the commissioner as pre- 

 sident and a native chief or notable for each circumference and district 

 within the region. The governor chooses one of these for each of the ter- 

 ritorial divisions on the advice of the respective delegates and agents. Ita- 

 lian citizens and subjects, nominated by the governor and as numerous as 



