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ANNEX VII

(Para. 90 of Report)

MEMBERSHIP OF FEDERAL LEGISLATURE

1. The methods to be adopted in choosing the members of the federal Legislature should be based on the methods of representation at present used in the respective territories.

2. In Southern Rhodesia the 14 members, other than those chosen to represent African interests, would be elected under the present system used in electing the territorial legislature although enlarged constituencies would be needed. The same method would apply to the election of the 8 Northern Rhodesian members other than those chosen to represent African interests. In Nyasaland there is no system of election, and the 4 members, other than those chosen to represent African interests, would be nominated by the Governor from a panel selected by the Convention of Associations; this is the present method followed for the Nyasaland Legislative Council.

3. In the case of the members nominated to represent African interests, the method would again differ in each territory. In Southern Rhodesia the Secretary for Native Affairs would call for lists of suitable names from the Federation of African Welfare Societies (which has many African members) and from the Race Relations Committee of the Joint National Council (which contains representatives of all chambers of industry, trade, commerce and mining, and of municipal councils and farmers' unions). After discussion with these bodies and with the Department of Native Affairs (which might suggest additional names) a short list would be drawn up by the Minister of Native Affairs and submitted to the Prime Minister. The final nomina- tions would be made by the Governor. The Northern Rhodesian members representing African interests would consist of two Africans elected by the

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African Representative Council from among their number and nominated by the Governor, and one European nominated by the Governor. In Nvasa- land the two Africans would be nominated by the Governor from a panel elected by the African Protectorate Council and the Furgnean guld nominated by the Governor.

ANNEX VIII

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(Para. 93 of Report)

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA

Annex V contains a list of subjects for which it is recommended. the Government of British Central Africa should assume responsibility. Consider- able differences in the terms of service of the members of the Departments. concerned exist as between the three territories. Since the recommendations of the Conference involve the unification of these Departments, and thereby the creation of a new British Central Africa service, it would be necessary to appoint a Public Service Commission whose task it would be:-

1. To compose salary scales and general conditions of service for the staff of the Government Departments of British Central Africa; and the general structure (including the promotion structure) of the Central African Civil Service;

2. To give officers who are at present employed by the territorial Governments, and whose departments are brought within the responsi- bility of the Government of British Central Africa, the choice between-

(a) transferring to the new conditions provided for the British Central

African Service;

(b) retaining (during such time as they remain unpromoted) their

present conditions of service;

(c) leaving the service concerned, whether by retirement or, in the case of the northern territories, by transfer to a territory outside Central Africa;

3. To give special consideration to the following points:-

(i) With reference to 2 (b) above, some doubt has been expressed whether officers who elect to remain on their existing conditions of service should be required to accept the new conditions on pro- motion within the Central African Service.

(ii) With reference to 2 (c) above, it has been suggested that any officer who does not wish to join the British Central Africa Service should be entitled to take advantage of the provision in pensions legisla- tion relative to abolition of office.

(iii) It has been suggested that there should be a time limit on the period within which officers should be allowed to continue to retain their old conditions of service.

(iv) Consideration should be given to the question whether members of the Colonial Service who elect to retain their existing conditions of service should also retain their right of appeal to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

(v) Although African Civil Services exist in all three territories, their present scope varies considerably and steps would have to be taken to ensure that existing avenues for advancement are preserved.

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