- 83 -The Commissioners in 1884 agreed to make the number of Circuit Judges in the Primary Courts three and in the Court of Appeal six, but no law was issued to that effect. The reason is clear, as the Government did not accept the formation of the Court of Appeal from six judges. Now, the majority of the Commissioners decided in their sessions of February 18 and May 28, 1910, to accept the project. The Government sent a circular to the States on July 17, 1910, No. 705, urging them to finally accept the reduction of judges in the courts to three instead of five. However, some of the Great Powers strongly opposed the proposal concerning the Court of Appeal and requested the establishment of three circuits of six judges each. Since fulfilling this request would require appointing two additional European advisors to the existing sixteen (10 Europeans and 6 Nationals), the Government did not hear the refusal because it would cost them £40,000 annually before deciding on the sufficiency or insufficiency of the current number of judges after distributing them in the manner proposed by the Government. Although the technicians were keen to find new positions in the Court of Appeal and agreed to their approval, many of the most experienced judges of the said court strongly disagreed with this opinion. Nevertheless, the Government, as it had done many times before, expressed its readiness to increase the number of judges if it was proven by experience that their project was not a decisive solution. Until an agreement is reached, it was suggested (1) as a means of reconciling the two opinions (Circular of April 9, 1911, No. 362) to establish two circuits, each with six judges, and one circuit with three judges to decide appeals filed with the Court of Appeal against certain judgments of the primary courts, which are currently decided by a circuit of eight. The aforementioned States finally agreed to this proposal on the condition that it be implemented on an experimental basis for six months. If it turns out that the Court of Appeal is not satisfied with the outcome, the Government will be obliged to appoint two advisors to establish a third circuit of six judges. It is claimed that this condition cannot be accepted because after eight months, it would call upon the Government to relinquish its self-determination in a matter of public order and leave the decision of the Court of Appeal, which does not bear the burden of equality on the Government. On the other hand, during these deliberations based on the April 1911 circular, many of the States that initially agreed to establish three circuits of five judges each expressed their unwillingness to agree to the establishment of a circuit of three.