SOUTH AFRICA

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13243, 25 March 1907, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA

THE TRANSVAAL LEGISLATURE. CHINESE QN THE RAND. United PrSss Association—Per Electric Telegraph—o<>pvri>jht PRETORIA,, Maich 22. The indentures of 407 Chinese on Jib Rand expiie at the -end of June, 'and the lemainder in August. Mr Smuts, the Colonial Secielaiy, announced that the matter woulud not be de bated until Parliament leassembles in Juiie. Sir George Fan fir urges the ajipointment of a Labour Commission. , , Mr Botha, the Pieiniei, contemplates a two million loan for the Land Bank as soon as convenient. In the Tjwnsvaal Assembly, Mr Byeis, whose lacial partisanship is notorious, promised, speaking in English, to follow the best parliamentary traditions of the Motheiland; also df'the Mbthei land's, colony at the Cape. A MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. - PRETORIA. March 23 Tn the Tiansvanl Assembly, Mr Smuts •.aid he consideied the pioposed Commission of, Inquiry into the labour question was likely to lead to prociastiiiation which lie believed was the object of the Opposition. This statement was leceived with angry piofests. Mr Smuts added that the Government would afford the mine'- tße piomptest and most effective ,help ther could. Tbev i intended to tackle the question and hoped | to have a, definite, policy leady by Julie. The Legislative Council parsed thf Asiatic Registration Bill, -w Inch.Lord Sejbourne ie«prved for the King's approval. The Le-nslatuie has adjourned till June 14th SOUTH AFRICAN FEDERATION. ' "' ' CAPETOWN, March 22. Mr T. P. Tberon, addressing the Cape Afrikander Bond Congress at Middleburg. declared that the Bojid' would, do nolhinc to retard 'the federation of the South 'African colonies, but it. miM emanate voluntarily from the- people.