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Transport and Communications

81. There are obvious advantages in unified control of transport and communications we recommend that legislative and executive action in connection wig civilaviation, meteorological services awa posts and telecommunications should be the responsibility of the federal Govern- ment. Territorial Governments should retain their responsibility for local roads.

European Education

82. For the reasons already set out (in Chapter IV above) African educa- tion services at the primary and secondary levels should remain the responsi- bility of the territorial Governments. There would, however, be considerable advantages in unifying the European education services of the three territories, and accordingly we recommend that a federal Department of European Educa- tion should be established.

Higher Education

83. There is clearly a great and urgent need in Central Africa for post- secondary education, academic and technical, both for Europeans and Africans; but we do not believe it is possible for at any rate some of the territories to provide the services themselves. It may be found that a university college as well as higher technical institutions will be needed. We recommend that in the first place a small committee of experts should be appointed to assess the needs on a Central African basis and make recommendations.

Surveys

84.

The geological, topographical and trigonometrical survey departments of the three territories should be unified.

Town Planning and National Parks

85. Federal departments should be established to deal with town planning and national parks.

Immigration

86. Immigration control, and legislation covering this, should be a federal responsibility. But land and settlement policy should remain a territorial matter.

Miscellaneous Services

87. Certain other services listed in Annex V should be made the responsi- bility of the federal Government which should also set up its own Treasury, Audit, Public Service Commission, Public Works Department, &c.

The Governor-General

The Organisation of Government

88. We recommend that the King should be represented by a Governor- General, who would assent to the Acts of the Legislature subject to His Majesty's usual power of disallowance. The appointment of a Governor- General would, in our view, do much to promote a common loyalty between the three territories which would, however, retain their individual territorial Governors as at present.