Native Problem in Africa

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 101, 2 May 1935, Page 7

Native Problem in Africa

Select Committee Reports

After Nine Years

TWO BILLS AS BASIS BOR SETTLEMENT United Press Association. —By Ele ctric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Wednesday, 7 p.ni. CAPE TOWN, April 30. After nine years’ consideration, a Joint Select Committee lias produced two Bills as the basis for a settlement of the native problem. The Representation Bill prohibits the further registration of natives as Parliamentary voters, but gives natives of the whole Union the right to elect, through electoral colleges, four European Senators and two members of the Cape Provincial Council, for which the natives are eligible. A Natives’ Representative Council for the Union will be constituted to consider all legislation affecting thorn. Chiefs will be entitled to a vote corresponding to the strength of their tribes.

The Native Trust and Land Bill allocates for native occupation an additional 15,000,000 acres of land over and above the 20,000,000 acres forming the existing native rv»rerves. The lands will be merged in the Native Trust and funds will be allocated for the development of native territories and advancing native interests.