I would suggest, Sir, that so far as the Upper House is concerned, we shall have to consult the leaders of the Provinces to settle amongst themselves as to what provinces require a Second Chamber and request you, Sir, to appoint a Committee of the Provincial Premiers to meet and give us a list so that the list may be added hereto.
“(2) The representation of the different territorial constituencies in the Legislative Assembly shall be on the basis of population and shall be on a scale of not more than one representative for every lakh of the population, subject to a minimum of 50 for any province.
The election to the Legislative Assembly shall be on the basis of adult suffrage, an adult being a person of not less than 21 years of age.
(3) Every Legislative Assembly of every province, unless sooner dissolved shall continue for four years from the date appointed for its first meeting.
(4) In any Province where the Legislature has an Upper House, the composition of that house shall be as follows :
(a) The total numerical strength of the Upper House should not exceed 25 percent. of that of the Lower House.
(b) There should be within certain limits functional representation in the Upper House on the lines of the Irish Constitution the distribution being as follows:
One-half to be elected by functional representation on the Irish model;
One-third to be elected by the Lower House by proportional representation;
One-sixth to be nominated by the Governor on the advice of his Ministers.“