Opinion of the Justices

To His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council:

The undersigned justices of the supreme court submit the following answers to the questions contained in your resolution submitted to this court on December 13, 1972:

Your inquiry presents the question of whether the appoint-*435merit of a successor to an incumbent in the office of director of economic development should be made for a term which expires four years from the date of appointment of the successor, or for a term which expires four years from the date of expiration of the four-year term of the incumbent, which in this instance was…