AFRICA'S PROBLEMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 168, 16 July 1914, Page 5

AFRICA'S PROBLEMS.

j COMMISSION'S REPORT. LABOUR IN THE MINES. AN INEFFICIENT SYSTEM. EMPIRE MAIL ROUTES. I (By Cable.—l'res- Asiocl.'.tlon.— CapjrlgSt.) j LONDON. Tuly 13. J Th" rrpi-.rt o: the Pon:::i!>n.- Trade j'..•■.n-.mi&sij-.i upon Soutli A:'r!--a i-itg-)?->:s ;'.:,-> o: tin- F.jni i mine into a single trus". The only ditI .livar.tage would be ;'.ie creation of an intereist <• > pc«e:"Iul a~ to be a menace ti> 'he Government authority. TT.» prosr-i.* *yslem r.f rivru:'.in,c black ls-bour :s and inefficient. Whitv labour i<. di-i-nntf:i'e>! and uni»:ablc. and often ui*uile.l . i l-e in au- . :ior;ty over tin- iu:svcf. SETTIJNG THE LAND. i'.h- inu*t \'<>- eing n.-t-il it- *.-r-niitlv water i-.ir..*i-n-a-lion. Tiic ei;n:niL~i-ii>n advueates I'Xiensiv,- liniry farming, ;'ic opening up of the country i.ir t-e-ltlinj; and inimmifrr:Mion. Ik i-iatrt- il-it fann-ci-!- r*~.l from CI.OOO to ;C2.0"0 tn rt'ir; with in South i_VJrioji. There ■if.le 00-openUion anions dairy farmcra .■'im;>arrd wi;'n A;i,-;r.)!;a and New Ze.i11n.i. hut t'.ie cxipera". ;ie inoveroeiit is aiaking i:rvai f";r : .li'■^. JOINT MAIL SERVICES. Tiic cnir.aiiii-lon ite rearark* in the twrund in:erini report upon the-T.-ii-er.i] atli\';<niaj;<v of tie ' jp<- routv for Australian an I N>w Xe.il.urf niailr-. It » ncieiiflU-u-nih rv.il*wl mat the route from Britain to Adelaide \ v thy (ape : i- only liiid knnts longer than via <>iliraiuir and "uit, 'I; > :i matter ..f in.idr ;,> organise .i mml mail I t.i Africa and Aiuiralaeiii. l)<-:orc further contrai-ic are I'oinpli-Xnt tiicrt* i-honld lie >.i:>in:r.-t;i>:is '.njinTeii the Ijri:!s'.i a::.t Uou::nion t'ove-minrniß. CHEAP WEEK-END CABLFS. Tie .-•inmire-noni :t- n;j" :\\at :he anihor! ii - i-liould ii.it ■■■>: until weekeiiil i-ibS-* o; from I" ■■■> I-J «or<fe are trjnomil'.H'l itiruiijrbon; tie Dominioms •l; an iiuldsi\e iJiarjje of •"• . >'u-!i m.>-wm-.ii.l afford tin , people n! ;he Enriire .i n:-.-.in>s nf maintaining l.imily and na; mial rvlatioic* :o wh;.-h they are lc-iiiina-.ely i«:iliUi-d. The tSTOHgIy • o:u----m*nii week-<-:i.i I're>». They vvoll In- n-r. for a. pe-aaiy a "-ird up Lo right tinatirrd wnrd#. u\ prntwt L- made t:ic >j;)!e raw* between ?*u;'u A:r;.-a m:d :ae cither Dominio"f.