National Councillors - Kokumin Sangikai

Japanese: 国民参議会 - こくみんさんぎかい

The Volksraad was the colonial parliament of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It was established in Jakarta in 1918 as part of the policy to develop the colony's self-government, which was one of the pillars of the policy of ethics. At first it was merely an advisory body to the Governor-General, but after 1927 it was given the same powers as the Dutch parliament, including the budget, as far as internal colonial issues were concerned. However, it did not have the right to investigate national affairs, and in the event of a disagreement with the Governor-General, it was required to follow the decisions of the Queen of the Netherlands. In addition to a Dutch chairman appointed by the Governor-General, the Volksraad was made up of council members appointed by the Governor-General and elected council members from the local council. The number of council members (numbers in parentheses indicate the number of elected council members) was initially 20 (10) Dutch, 15 (10) Indonesians, and 3 (0) foreign Orientals, but after three revisions in 1931 the number of members became 25 (15), 30 (20), and 5 (3), respectively.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

オランダ領東インド(現，インドネシア)の植民地議会Volksraad。倫理政策の一つの柱である植民地の自治能力育成政策の一環として，1918年ジャカルタに開設された。当初は単なる総督の諮問機関にすぎなかったが，27年以後，植民地内部の問題に関するかぎり，予算を含めてオランダの議会と同種の権限が与えられた。しかし国政調査権はなく，総督と意見が対立した場合にはオランダ女王の決定に従うとされていた。総督任命のオランダ人議長のほか，総督任命の議員と地方評議会議員による選挙議員から成り，議員(かっこ内は選挙議員数)は当初オランダ人20(10)人，インドネシア人15(10)人，外来東洋人3(0)人であったが，3回の改正により31年以後おのおの25(15)人，30(20)人，5(3)人になった。

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