SOUTH AFRICA.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16607, 10 December 1924, Page 9

SOUTH AFRICA.

NEW ZEALAND M.P.’s IMPRESSIONS.

BLACKS OUSTING WHITES,

(Special to the Herald.i

WELLINGTON, this day. “A wonderful trip: crammed fnii of rapid, impressions like a picture film” i« Mr. E. J. Howard’s summing up of his iMHitli African visit with the New Zealand Parliamentary delegation, from which he returned 1 to-day, as a, Labor member. He was particularly interested in (lie country’s labor problem, and is impressed-with, the fact, that black labor is ousting the white. There are a. million and a half whites in the union to six million colored. .South Africahas spent six millions in irrigation works, hut this is just, a mosquito bite to what is needed for water conservation. 'Unemployment. among whites is general and tile Minister of Post and Telegraphs stated publicly that of 16,000 boys who annually leave school fifty per cent, have absolutely no chance of obtaining employment in‘South Africa. Last year 2COO more whites left than cam© into South Africa. Though labor is cheap, Mr. Howard‘noted that irrigation works cost more than in New Zealand. In some eases farmers have lo pay £3 an acre annually for irrigation. Though employers Want, native labor the black is a. born agriculturist, ami will not, enter the mines if lie can get land, though ho works temporarily in industries to save enough to buy cattle.