SOUTH AFRICA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12922, 29 July 1905, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA.

, 0 . , London, July 28. j Mr Buxton, on the Colonial Olffieii vote, raised the jquestiori of the Transvaal constitution, regretting* that full responsible Government had not been conferred. The Right Hon.. A. Lyfrtelton (Secretary for the Colonies) said all colonial Governments had gone through an intermediate stage. The Transvaal had been treated wi^th exceptional genf erosity. If responsible government was gdven it would be premature and re| suit, in a .political - vendetta 1 , ; xJeepenin^the racial difficulties. Political co-ofcei ration under representative institution^) would obliterate the racial spirit. Received July 29, 7.27 a.m. • ' London, July 28. , In the House of Comimons, Sir H p , CampbeH-Bamieianan '(Leader of the Opposition) declared Mr Lytteltoa's use of the words apolitical vendetta" most unfortunate. The way to get the Boers' confidence was to trust them altogether. Mr Chamberlain asked would Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman confer responsible government on the Transvaal immediately. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman denied saying that it should be granted immediately. Mr Cham'berla'm said perhaps the Government had gone too far. He hoped the Liberals would not constanttly urge Parliament 'to interfere with co : ionial legislation relative to the treatment of natives and the employment of Chinese, since that interference /night be most mischievous and dangerous. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman declared that if the Transvaal 1 was under responsible' government and it endorsed Chinese labour, he would not interfere. The amendment in favour of reducing the colonial vote was rejected by 237 to 170.