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Part 3 of this Chapter provides that the Federal Assembly will con- sist of 3Pemberoof whom 17 will be from Patern Roofsi200 from Northern Rhodesia and 7 from Nyasaland. Of these 35 members, 33 will be elected. There will be 9 members representing African interests; and the scheme is designed to secure that at least 6 members of the Federal Assembly (that is to say, 2 from each Territory) shall be Africans. The scheme also provides that the Federal Assembly will elect a Speaker either from among its own members or from outside, but that, if a member of the Assembly is elected as Speaker, he will thereupon vacate his seat as a member of the Assembly. (iv) Chapter III. Legislation and procedure

This Chapter makes provision for such matters as voting in the Federal Assembly and the assent to Bills. It also prescribes that the life of the Assembly will, unless it is dissolved earlier, be five years. (v) Chapter IV. The Executive

This Chapter provides that Her Majesty will be represented in the Federation by a Governor-General. It empowers the Governor-General to appoint a Prime Minister and other Ministers and assign appropriate departments to them. It lays down that, except in certain instances where the Governor-General acts in his discretion, he will be required to act in accordance with the advice of his Ministers.

Provision is also made in this Chapter for the Federation to delegate executive authority to the Territories, and (within a defined sphere) for the Territories to delegate similar authority to the Federation.

(vi) Chapter V. The African Affairs Board

The African Affairs Board, apart from the Chairman, will consist of a European and an African nominated by the Governor of each Territory a total membership of seven. The Chairman and the members of this Board will be independent of the Federal Assembly and Executive, and the Chairman will be appointed by the Governor- General with the approval of Her Majesty's Government. The Board's powers are designed to ensure that any Federal legislation which appears to the Board to differentiate either in terms or in operation between Europeans and Africans, to the disadvantage of the latter, will require to be referred to Her Majesty's Government. In addition; the Board will be entitled to make representations to the Federal Government on any matters affecting African interests.

(vii) Chapter VI. Finance

The question of the finances of the Federation requires further expert examination and is being referred to a Fiscal Commission, whose terms of reference are set out in this Chapter. The Commission will be required to investigate the financial consequences of setting up the Federation and to make recommendations about revenue and expenditure, borrowing powers and the transfer of assets and liabilities from the Territorial Governments to the Federation.

(viii) Chapter VII. The Federal Public Service

This Chapter is divided into two parts. The first part refers to the setting up of a Civil Service Preparatory Commission which is to work out the details of how the Federal Public Service is to be established, including the arrangements for transfer to the Federal Public Service of some of the officers and other employees at present serving in the Territorial Civil Services.