233. The object of a federation is to safeguard the interests of its members and promote their development. For such purposes, it may in particular(1) exercise the powers of a cooperative;
(2) establish educational, publicity and technical assistance services;
(3) make loans to any member and to any corporation of which it holds shares or other titles;
(4) assist any member of any corporation contemplated in paragraph 3 to obtain funds and guarantee the performance of their obligations;
(5) make agreements with any members to supervise, control or manage its affairs for a stated period;
(6) cause the books and accounts of its members and of the cooperatives indebted to it to be inspected, audited or examined;
(7) require from the members and other cooperatives contemplated in paragraph 6 copies of their annual reports and by-laws;
(8) supply persons interested in forming a cooperative with the requisite information to determine its efficiency and to facilitate its incorporation.