32 TlMEHRI. 
The members of said Commission were Messrs. J. W. 
GEFKEN, LL.D., Attorney General ; J. M. GANDERHEY- 
den, LL.D., Chief Justice ; E. VAN Emden, President of 
the Inferior Court of Civil and Criminal Justice ; and 
B. E. CoLA(?0 BELMONTE, LL.D., A6ting Justice of the 
Supreme Court of Justice of Surinam. 
The Royal Commissioner arrived in the colony in 
April, i860, with his Secretary, Mr. H. M. VAN Andel, 
LL.D. Sided and assisted by the Commission, ap- 
pointed by the Governor on the 1 7th March before, he 
at once set to work, on the 4th May, and was satisfacto- 
rily progressing towards the completion of his task, 
when, after a last meeting on the 14th Septem- 
ber, his unfortunate and untimely death, on the 5th of 
06tober of the same year, put an end to his a6tive and 
distinguished career, and retarded the introduction of 
the new legislation. 
But the measure was seriously contemplated by the 
Home Government, On a report of the Ministry, an 
Order of the King in Council of the 2nd December 
i860, No. 66, was issued, by which the Governor of the 
colony was instructed to invest the Commission, ap- 
pointed on the 17th of March i860, with the attributes 
of the late Royal Commissioner and to add to its mem- 
bers a member of the Court of Policy as junior member. 
The Commission, then Royal Commission for the new 
legislation of the Dutch W. Indies, was then constituted 
by resolution of the Governor of 22nd February 1861, 
and composed of Messrs. J. W. Gefken, LL.D., Attor- 
ney General, President ; J. M. Ganderheyden, LL.D., 
Chief Justice ; E. VAN Emden, President of the Inferior 
Courts ; B. E. C0LA90 BELMONTE, LL.D., Aaing Jus- 
