AFRICAN DOMINION.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 246, 18 October 1927, Page 7

AFRICAN DOMINION.

Kenya's Governor Foretells

Changes.

UNION WOULD BE STRENGTH

(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, October 17. Major-General Sir Edward Northey, who commanded a northern force in the East African Campaign in the Great War, and afterwards was Governor of Kenya, was the guest of honour at a dinner held to celebrate the campaign.

He expressed the view that some sort of amalgamation of East African territories was bound to come. Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and Zanzibar, he thought, ought to be able very shortly to come to some understanding.

It was obvious that if the working of the posts and telegraphs, police, garrisons and customs could be properly arranged it would be economical. He certainly hoped it would be done.

A more difficult question was what Southern and Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland were going to do. Personally he would like to see the two Rhodesias and Nyasaland joined together as soon as they could decide. He would look forward to a central African Dominion being formed in a quarter of a century. Then the old motto about unity being strength would be proved there.

Map of Africa, showing Northern Rhodesia, the mandated territory of German East Africa (Tanganyika), Kenya and Uganda, which, it is urged, should be formed into one Federal Union under the British Flag. Northern Rhodesia, now a British Crown Colony, was ruled until three years ago by the British South Africa Company. Except* ing to a limited extent in Kenya, all of these territories are ruled by British Governors, appointed by the Colonial Office, and assisted by nominee advisers. All of the territories contain vast natural resources and a plentiful supply of cheap, black labour.