Most deputations were indirectly elected by local councillors from municipalities in each judicial district. Hearings heard deputations from more than 30 ratepayer associations. For the rest of the communities, provincial government is held by Provincial Deputations or Councils. They complained and sent deputations that were ignored by Aequitius, the "magister armorum per Illyricum". The following table lists party control in the foral deputations. The League sent deputations to two successive Prime Minister, Salisbury and Gladstone. The prison superintendent Mr Thorpe negotiated with two deputations of prisoners. The following table lists party control in provincial deputations. War begins as deputations from all three Houses arrive on Arrakis. Two Roman deputations attempted to negotiate a settlement, but Jugurtha ignored them.