British Honduras, under the new constitution of…

British Honduras, under the new constitution of 1871, is governed by the lieutenant governor and the Legislative Council, consisting of five ex officio or "official" and four appointed or "unofficial" members.

This constitutional change confirms and completes a change in the locus and form of power in the colony's political economy that has been evolving during the preceding half century.

The change moves power from the old settler oligarchy to the boardrooms of British companies and to the Colonial Office in London.