the first step towards making the council a popularly elected legislature was taken in 1904, when the council was reconstituted as a 19-member body consisting of the governor, 10 official members appointed by the governor, 6 elected members chosen by european males, and 2 fijian members appointed by the governor from a list of 6 nominees submitted by the great council of chiefs. persistent demands by europeans led to an increase in their representation to seven in 1914.