. ▁The ▁Council ▁was ▁expanded ▁from ▁ 3 3 ▁to ▁ 3 7 ▁members , ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 9 ▁were ▁' o fficial ' ▁members ▁( us ually ▁heads ▁of ▁Government ▁depart ments ) ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁' uno fficial ' ▁members , ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁elected . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁elected ▁members , ▁there ▁were ▁four ▁F ij ians ▁and ▁four ▁Ind o - F ij ians ▁elected ▁from ▁single ▁member ▁constitu encies , ▁with ▁four ▁Europe ans ▁elected ▁from ▁three ▁seats , ▁with ▁the ▁Southern ▁constitu ency ▁elect ing ▁three ▁members . ▁Some ▁people ▁could ▁choose ▁between ▁eth nic ▁roll s ▁and ▁no ▁provision ▁was ▁made ▁for ▁Rot um ans , ▁Pacific ▁Island ers , ▁Chinese ▁and ▁part - Ch inese ▁to ▁vote . ▁V oting ▁was ▁still ▁limited ▁to ▁liter ate ▁people . ▁The ▁Governor ▁nominated ▁a ▁further ▁two ▁members ▁from ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁communities , ▁with ▁the ▁F ij ians ▁being ▁chosen ▁from ▁a ▁list ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Council ▁of ▁Chief s . ▁The ▁Legisl ative ▁Coun c ill ors ▁of ▁each ▁race ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁select ▁two ▁of ▁their ▁members ▁to ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁changes ▁to ▁qual ifications ▁for ▁candidates ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁office . ▁Indian ▁and ▁European ▁civil ▁servants ▁were ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁nomin ating ▁as ▁candidates , ▁but ▁this ▁provision ▁did ▁not ▁apply ▁to ▁F ij ians ▁as ▁there ▁were ▁few ▁qualified ▁F ij ians ▁outside ▁the ▁civil