Rangoon, Apr. 2.
'The new Constitution which came: into force in' Burma' yesterday Dased on the new Indian Constitution which was the outcome of the Simon Commission's Report in 1920, and was given a legal basis by the Government of India Act, 1935. "A definite pledge was given by the Prime Minister that the choice of separation by Burma would ju no wise prevudiee her prospects of constitutional advance, but the Burma Constitution is fundamentally different from that of India in one respect, that It is a unitary Constitution, whereas the dian Constitution is Federal, and framed to Include the Indian States fas well as the Provinces. In Burma there are no. states outside British territory except three very small snd backward states in Karenni which 0 not affect the problem. folios for defence and foreign affairs. Foreign affairs in Burma are not of Great importance; relations " with Siam and French Indo-China have for years been most friendly, and. there is no reason to anticipate any events on this part of the frontier.
"The Commission under a neutral arbitrator appointed by the League of Nations which has just completed work on the delimitation of the Burma-China frontier through the: tunadministered War States will. it is hoped, settle this disputed question, and most of the rest of the frontier between the two countries runs. through very difficult mountainous country sparsely inhabited by backward hill-tribes, where nothing is Mkely to happen beyond occasional raids by gangs of bandits Government of Excluded Areas The main difference between the new and the old forms of Government is the abolition of dyarchy. under which half the departments wore administered by irremovable permanent officials and half by elect ed. Ministers with no joint. ¥esponsibility, and the introduction of. the English, system of Cabinet Govern ment, There is a Cabinet or Council of six Ministers, "under a Chief Minister, appointed by the Governor 'a8 far as possible from the strongest party in. the Legislature, dependent fu a majority of the Legislature for their support, and lable to be turned out of voffies "if. they cannot obtain the support of the House,
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