1. (1) (a) 59; (b) 76 en 5 kunnen niet spreken.
2. (2) Alleen de instrukteur in schilderwerk is tweetalig, maar de anderen hebben gedeeltelik kennis van Afrikaans. Er moet echter op gewezen worden dat de kinderen niet onder deze instrukteurs zijn, doch op school waar de onderwyzers ten voile tweetalig zijn.
3. (3) Aanstellingen worden door de Regering gedaan op aanbeveling van de Staatsdienst Kommissie, waar zulks nodig is.

Mr. Robertson as a Free State Officer had been selected on recommendation of the Public Service Commission for promotion in that Province, but on Mafeking falling vacant through the promotion of a Capo magistrate to a magistracy in South-West Africa, Mr. Robertson was appointed thereto by reason of his special suitability for a magistracy with a large native population, combined with his actual seniority in grade over all second-grade magistrates. There may be magistrates with longer service than Mr. Robertson, but according to my information no magistrate who is senior in grade to him has been passed over by this promotion. Even on the question of length of service, however, I may add that in addition to his service since June, 1900, he had nine years previous Government service, namely: in Bechuanaland from 1891 to September, 1895, and in Rhodesia from September, 1895, to June, 1900.

Die antwoord bevat ’n lange lys van name en cyfers, wat ek nie die Huis sal voorlees nie. Ek handig die lys in.

Het volgende is het antwoord:

1. (1) Spek, £574,074.
   Boter, £1,166,433.
   Kaas, £832,459.
2. (2) De informatie is niet beschikbaar daar invoerrechten nog niet op al bovenstaande artikelen betaald zijn.
3. (3) Spek werd ingevoerd van—
   Het Verenigd Koninkryk.
   Kanada.
   Australië.
   Duitsland.
   Frankryk.
   Denemarken.
   Noorwegen.
   Zweden.
   Zwitserland.
   Verenigde Staten van Amerika.
   Boter werd ingevoerd van—
   Het Verenigd Koninkryk.
   Australië.
   Nieuw Zeeland.
   Indie.
   Kenya.
   Brits Zuid-Afrika.
   Denemarken.
   Italië.
   China.
   Argentinië.
   België.
   Verenigde Staten van Amerika.
   Kaas werd ingevoerd van—
   Het Verenigd Koninkryk.
   Kanada.
   Australië.
   Nieuw Zeeland.
   België.
   Holland.
   Italië.
   Denemarken.
   Frankryk.
   Zwitserland.
   Griekenland.
   Noorwegen.
   Spanje.
   China.
   Verenigde Staten van Amerika.
   Brazilië.
   Argentinië.
4. (4) De vraag wat betreft of de invoerrechten op spek de Unie industrie genoegzaam beschermen, is onder overweging. Boter kan en wordt slechts in de Unie ingevoerd in grote hoeveelheden wanneer hier droogte heerst, anders beschermen de bestaande tarieven de plaatselike industriën genoegzaam. Kaas: De kaas in de Unie ingevoerd is voornamelik van een type of soort die niet in de Unie gemaakt wordt en de v.a.b. kosten zijn gewoonlik hoger dan de plaatselike groothandel waarde van kaas. Onder de omstandigheden wordt geen verdere bescherming van de plaatselike industrie vereist.

1. (1) There is a Division of Tobacco and Cotton. The cotton industry, the great importance of which is recognized, does not suffer by being controlled in the same division as tobacco. When the interests of the cotton industry, by its growth, appears to demand the attention of a separate division, the question will be reconsidered.
2. (2) The production of pure cotton seed is undertaken by the Department at the Rustenburg Experiment Station. The provision of such seed on a larger scale will be considered with the chief of the Tobacco and Cotton Division, and the three technical officers whom the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation is sending to South Africa within the next two or three months. A suitable farm for that purpose is already in view.
3. (3) The resistance of cotton to drought, the suitability of a large portion of the Union to cotton growing and the payability of this crop have been established. For these various reasons the industry has undoubtedly become a permanent one; moreover, the advance in prices, owing to the continued shortage of the United States’ crop, renders cotton a very payable industry at present, and this is bound to give a considerable stimulus to cotton growing. Compared to its economic value, this industry receives more technical assistance than any other, but, as the Government believes that it has a great future in South Africa and, as it is practically a new industry in the country, it should toe fostered in every way possible, and, therefore, the Government proposes to give it whole-hearted support. The following technical staff is already employed for the industry’s advancement:

Chief of the Division, Pretoria;

Assistant Chief and Manager of the Tobacco and Cotton Experiment Station at Rustenburg;

Itinerant Instructor, Natal;

Itinerant Instructor, Transvaal;

Technical Assistant, who also grades cotton, Pretoria;

Plant Breeder, Rustenburg.

The Empire Cotton Growing Corporation is sending three highly-qualified experts, as I have already indicated, to advise in the further development of cotton growing. These gentlemen’s salaries the corporation has voluntarily undertaken to pay. The whole question of the future of the industry in South Africa will be discussed with them, with a view to seeing what further steps might be necessary to accelerate progress.

The answer to parts 1 and 2 of the question is in the affirmative. With regard to parts 3 and 4, I understand the matter has been referred to the Board of Trade and Industries and that the report of the Board will be sent in as soon as it has the full information required to enable it to come to definite conclusions.

I do not propose to answer the latter part of the subsidiary question, but as far as the first part is concerned, my attention has been drawn to it, but in any case nothing can be done by the board as such. If any relief is to be given, it must be given by Parliament.

The first telegram I got about this was a fortnight ago; that was referred to the Board.

Yes.

1. (1) Yes.
2. (2) and
3. (3) The following is a schedule giving briefly the particulars asked for:

CROWN MINES, LIMITED.

BEWAARPLAATSEN AND UNHELD PROCLAIMED GROUND LEASED FROM GOVERNMENT.

Note.—All the areas are subject to payment of Rent equivalent to Claim Licences.

Perhaps I might give a description of some of them. Turffontein, portion of Bewaarplaatsen, five claims; portion of water right. Water right is the undermining right of these little rights which have been dealt with, five claims and so on; there is a whole list of them.

1. (1) Yes.
2. (2) No pledge or undertaking either has been given or asked for.

Indien het edele lid sektie 43 van de Zuid Afrika Wet wil nagaan, zal hij vinden dat de procedure strikt volgens Wet is.

1. (1) No. A number of responsible clerks are detailed for evening Parliamentary duty, but the number in attendance does not exceed eight at any one time. As there are two private members’ days in each week, it necessitates attendance on approximately one evening every third week for each clerk.
2. (2) No.
3. (3) No.
4. (4) No.
5. (5) I am not aware of any such cases.
6. (6) Falls away.

The agreement entered into between the Administrator of South-West Africa and the Imperial Cold Storage Company dated 21st October, 1922, was confirmed by the Union Government on the 4th November, 1922. It was not submitted to Parliament, as such a course was unnecessary. The incorporation of Walvis Bay in the Territory of South-West Africa, in terms of section 1 (1) of Act 24, 1922, did not have the effect of abrogating the Land Laws at the commencement of that Act in force in Walvis Bay; on the contrary, the laws hitherto in force at Walvis Bay remained. Consequently the restrictive provisions as to the alienation of rights in land contained in section 4 (1) of Act No. 49 of 1919, had no application in Walvis Bay. So far as the mandated territory was concerned, the rights granted to the Imperial Cold Storage Company did not in effect constitute a “trading or other concession” within the meaning of section 4 (2) of Act No. 49 of 1919. Legal advice, which was of the above tenor was taken, but it would be unusual, and it is not proposed to place such advice on the Table of the House.

Hon. members of the House will have the opportunity of discussing this or any other question in relation to South-West when the Prime Minister’s estimates come up.

1. (a) tot (e) Afzonderlike aantekeningen worden niet gehouden van de verschillende soorten zool en bovenleer ingevoerd, doch vanaf 1 Julie tot 31 Desember 1923 werden 778,348 pond, waarde £99,247, zool-en bovenleer, buiten die van gehalte ingevoerd, waarvan het geraamd wordt dat 60 percent voor gebruik in de schoenen industrie was.
2. (f) Er wordt geen aantekening gehouden van het aantal ontledingen onder de doeane regulaties, en wat betreft de Wet op Vervalst Leer, 1923, die treedt niet in werking voor 1 Julie aanstaande.
3. (g) Vervalt.

1. (a), (b) en (c) Afzonderlike aantekeningen worden niet gehouden van de verschillende soorten bovenleer in het stuk.
   36,870 pond, waarde £22,197 van leer van hoge gehalte in het stuk werden toegelaten tegen 3 percent—vrije tarief, gedurende het tijdperk Julie tot Desember 1923.
2. (d), (e) en (f) Zodanige aantekeningen zijn niet beschikbaar.

Mans, vrouwen en kinderen slippers—118,024 paren, waarde £19,112, werden gedurende het tijdperk Julie tot Desember 1923 ingevoerd. Afzonderlike aantekeningen worden niet gehouden van wandel-en sportzeilschoenen, die met lederen zolen inbegrepen zijn bij laarzen en schoenen. Zeilschoenen met rubber zolen bedroegen 212,031 paren, waarde £38,392, gedurende het tijdperk Julie tot Desember 1923.

De inlichting door het edele lid gevraagd is zo veelomvattend dat hij niet billikerwijs van mij kan verwachten mijn Departement de taak op te leggen al de aangevraagde biezonderheden uit te werken. De “statistiese opgave van besproeiïngsraden door de Regering financieel ondersteund,” in het jaarlikse verslag voor 1920-21 van de Direkteur van Besproeiïng vervat, behoort het edele lid groteliks behulpzaam te zijn.

Ek dink die edele lid moet self maar aan die Board skrywe. Ek dink daar behoor beperkinge gestel te word in die aard van die vrae wat edele lede stel. As ek die edele lid al die informasie wil gee waar hy voor vra, sal dit ’n dosyn mense van my Departement ses maande neem om dit uit te vind. Ek dink die edele lid behoort die vraag nie te stel nie.

Yes; from 25th instant a rebate of 50 per cent. will be granted on fodder sent to declared drought-stricken areas for feeding stock on drought-stricken farms.

Fifty per cent. off the regulation price.

1. (1) I am aware that service on the jury sometimes involves financial loss to the daily-paid working man. To the professional and commercial man also that loss is sometimes fairly considerable. The loss, however, can in no instance be serious as, especially in the larger centres, no man is likely to be called upon to serve on a jury more than once in the course of many years.
2. (2) It is not practicable to frame regulations for the payment of allowances to persons serving on juries on the lines suggested. Even if it could legally be done the administration of such a regulation would be impossible. It must be remembered that service on a jury is the fulfilment of a public duty, and any tariff of fees which contemplates the reimbursement to members of juries of the loss of earnings or income suffered as a result of absence from their work or business during the period served on the jury, would involve a huge expenditure which could not possibly be justified. The existing tariff aims at enabling the average jury member to defray the out-of-pocket expenses of his journey to and detention at the Court. I may point out that even so the expenditure in jurors’ fees is very substantial. I regret I cannot at present hold out hope of an amendment of the regulations for the increase of these fees.

I think the Criminal Procedure Court makes that provision.

The Union Government has suggested to the Government of Mozambique that the arrangement arrived at last year in regard to goods, in transit and goods held in bond at Lourenzo Marques for ultimate consumption in the Union, should be maintained, subject to six months’ notice at the discretion of either Government. This arrangement has worked very satisfactorily indeed, and in the mutual interest of the trade relations between the Union and Mozambique, I earnestly hope it will be continued. No answer has yet been received from the Mozambique Administration.

1. (1) In order to protect Union manufacturers of superphosphates from a form of dumping brought about by the depreciated currency of certain countries.
2. (2) No. Superphosphates may not be sold in the Union at less than 82s. per ton of 2,000 lbs., free on rail at the port of landing, and this is not an unreasonable price, having regard to the protection of a local industry that is so essential to the farming community. If there were no fertilizer factories in the Union, farmers would undoubtedly have to pay more for superphosphates than they do to-day.

I do not know.

I would ask the hon. member to allow this question to stand over.

1. (1) The Natives (Urban Areas) Act was brought into operation as from the 1st January, 1924, by Proclamation No. 249 of 1923.
2. (2) Where an urban local authority is required to make further provision for the needs of natives within its area, the procedure laid down by section 2 (1) of the Act must be followed, and this affords ample notice to enable the local authority to secure land.
3. (3) Section 7 (1) (a) of the Act provides for the expropriation of land required by an urban local authority for the purposes of the Act, and section 7 (1) (b) for the borrowing of money on security as specified, or under any law to provide facilities for the construction of dwellings, e.g., the Housing Act.

1. (1) There is no regulation dealing with this subject other than instructions of the Unemployment Committee to grant leave on full pay for the five public holidays—Christmas, Good Friday, Ascension, Labour and Dingaan’s Days
2. (2) The hon. member, no doubt, misunderstood my previous reply, as five additional days to the above holidays are not due to gangers after twelve months’ service.

I never said anything of the sort.

The hon. member will give notice.

I have given the hon. member the reply he asked for, and I should suggest, if he wants further information, he should give notice.

De houding van de Britse Regering is eenvoudig om met Dominiums te raadplegen en hun wensen dienaangaande te vernemen, daar de Dominiums voornamelik in de “C” Mandaten betrokken zijn. De zaak werd door de Dominium Eerste Ministers verleden jaar in Londen besproken. Doch geen konklusie werd door hen bereikt, en definitief antwoord is nog niet gegeven op de representaties van het Goevernement van de Verenigde Staten.

The following orders have been placed for rails recently:

100 miles: 80 lb. rails.

This order (in two lots of 50 miles) has been placed with Messrs. Krupp and Bochumer Verein, Germany, at a price of £6 18s. 6d. per ton f.o.b., equal to £87,048.

Lowest British price (£8 12s. 3d. per ton) was £108,259.

Difference in favour of German tender, £21,211, equal to 24.3 per cent.

39 miles: 45 lb. rails.

This order for 39 miles was placed in Belgium with Messrs. Cockerill & Ougree Marikaye jointly, at a price of £6 12s. per ton f.o.b., equal to £18,202.

Lowest British tender was at rate of £9 5s. f.o.b, £25,511.

Difference in favour of Belgium tender, £7,309, equal to 40 per cent.

70 miles: 60 lb. rails.

This order was placed in France, the tender of the French firm being at the rate of £6 7s. 6d. per ton, equal, £42,075.

The lowest British tender was £8 15s. per ton, equal to £57,750.

Difference is favour of French tender, £15,675, equal to 37 per cent.

With the exception of the 100 miles of 80 lbs., the rails are required for new construction, and the saving effected will go to help reducing the cost of the lines for which the rails are required.

An order for wheels and axles was also placed with Messrs. Krupp, whose tender was lower than the lowest British tender by £7,733.

So far as the rails are concerned the Administration is satisfied that the specifications are up to standard. With regard to delivery, the delivery arranged is quite satisfactory.

The total orders for rails as based on lowest continental accepted tenders amount to £147,325, whereas the British tenders amounted to £191,520.

Difference in favour of continental tenders £44,195, equal to 30 per cent.

Only just now while we are sitting here a cable has been handed to me showing the effect of a little competition. We have had an offer from a British firm quoting at a lower price, which shows what competition can do. I would also like to point out that the Bradford Corporation—I think that is the firm in England—has placed an order in Belgium for goods at a saving of 30 per cent. We have also saved a total of 30 per cent. I think that in the circumstances the hon. member will believe that we were fairly justified in our actions.