Since its constitution on the 20th November, 1969, the Executive of the Coloured Persons Representative Council has approached me with representations on 28 occasions.

These representations were all related to its delegated powers in terms of section 17 (6) (c) of Act 49 of 1964 as well as to general matters affecting the Coloured population, in respect of which the Executive is empowered in terms of section 20 (1) (b) read with section 17 (6) (a) of the aforementioned Act to make recommendations of its own accord.

The Executive Committee is responsible to the Coloured Persons Representative Council and it appears to me desirable and reasonable that the Council should be the first to learn of these representations by the Executive and the outcome thereof, and to discuss them.

If the hon. member desires information on specific subjects she is welcome to put further questions.

1. (a) 24th April, 1967.
2. (b) On three occasions.
3. (c) The first two applications were refused and the last one is under consideration.

1. (1) No.
2. (2) and (3) fall away.
3. (4) The youth preparedness programme is not a school subject. The components of the programme are integrated in the ordinary school programme with a view to preparing school-children for life’s demands. The programme includes: physical defensibility, first aid and home nursing, emergency planning, fire fighting, marching exercises, and guards of honour, which will be regarded as prestige units of their schools. The Committee of Heads of Education considered the matter and teachers served in a subcommittee thereof.

(1) (a) Catches from 1st January up to 30th April, 1971:

(b) Catches from 16th February up to 7th May, 1971:

1. (2) (a) and (b) Arising from the findings of phase I of the intensive research programme along the South-West African coast, consideration is being given to closing the area between Palgrave Point and the mouth of the Kunene River for pelagic fishing. The position of the pelagic fisheries along the west coast of the Republic and South-West Africa will be reviewed later in the light of the catches made during the present season and the recommendations received from the Advisory Councils of the Republic and South-West Africa in course of time.
2. (3) No, not at this stage, except to say that phase II of the intensive research programme along the coast of South-West Africa already commenced by the middle of April.

1. (1)
   1. (a)
      1. (i) 52 693 015.
      2. (ii) Not available.
   2. (b)
      1. (i) 56 565 000 in the Republic (excluding cream products).
      2. (ii) 4 771 000 (excluding cream production).
2. (2) Quantities in metric tons:

1. (1) The review of the design of the P. K. le Roux Dam has been completed.
2. (2) R70 000-00 for the actual review. Additional engineering fees will have to be paid for implementation of the decisions reached as a result of the review.
3. (3) Construction was postponed in 1967 as a result of a Cabinet decision in order to reduce the rate of capital expenditure by the State.
4. (4) R70 million overall including all ancillary works;
5. (5)
   1. (a) No fruitless expenditure has been incurred in relation to the review of the design.
   2. (b) As a result of the design review it was decided to amend the dam design in the light of experience at the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam and additional information which had become available as the result of investigations and design work which had been carried out in connection with the original proposal between 1963 and 1968. This resulted in portion of the engineering fees of R1 009 289-00 paid for the original design and contract documents not being directly applicable to the new design and Treasury approval to debit fruitless expenditure estimated to amount to R784 228-58 against loan vote funds was applied for. This matter is being considered by the Select Committee on Public Accounts at present. The adoption of the new design made possible by and resulting from the design review has led to an estimated saving in the completion cost of the dam equal to about twenty times the estimated fruitless expenditure. The explanation given fully covers (i) and (ii) in the question.

In addition to the above, an amount of (i) R80-40 (ii) in respect of the installation of laboratory equipment.

1. (1)
   1. (a) None.
   2. (b) Falls away.
2. (2)
   1. (a)
      1. (i) Hendrik Verwoerd Dam.
      2. (ii) Orange-Fish Tunnel.
      3. (iii) Fish-Sundays Canal.
      4. (iv) P. K. le Roux Dam.
      5. (v) Van der Kloof Canals.
      6. (vi) Caledon Bloemfontein Water Supply Scheme.
   2. (b)
      1. (i) August, 1971, for essential completion, but some ancillary works will continue into 1971.
      2. (ii) 1974.
      3. (iii) 1974.
      4. (iv) 1977.
      5. (v) 1977.
      6. (vi) 1973.
3. (3) All items listed in White Papers WPX—’62, WPAA—’64 and WPLL —’68 are in various stages of planning, i.e. preliminary advanced or detailed planning (with design), but only items in the last two categories are included in this reply.
   1. (a)
      1. (i) All items in Phase 1, as listed in White Paper WPX—’62, excepting those portions listed under question 7 (2), as being under construction.
      2. (ii) Items (ii), (iv), (v) and (vi) for Phase 2.
      3. (iii) Phase 3, item (i) included in Phase 1 as described in White Paper WPAA—’64,
      4. (ii), (iii) and (ix).
      5. (iv) Phase 4, item (i), included in Phase 1 as described in White Paper WPAA—’64, (ii), (vii) and (viii).
      6. (v) Phase 5, items (ii) and (iv).
      7. (vi) Phase 6, items (ii) and (iii). A White Paper is being tabled this year which gives details of present planning, but it is too voluminous to give full details in a reply to this question. The hon. member is referred to the White Paper.
   2. (b) Construction of the balance of the items in Phase 1 not mentioned in the reply to question 7 (a) is expected to start in 1974. No dates for start of construction have been assigned to most items in Phases 2 to 6 as the Government has not approved of any of the other phases with the exception of the following:
      Item (i) of Phase 2 and item (i) of Phase 4 are under construction as per White Paper WPAA—’64. Portions of items (ii) and (iv) of Phase 2 have been included under items (iii) and (ix) of Phase 1, respectively, as they form essential portions of the construction of the former.
4. (4)
   1. (a) Phase 2, items (i) and (iii); Phase 3, items (iv), (v) (vi), (vii) and (viii); Phase 4, items (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi); Phase 5, items (i) and (iii); Phase 6, item (i).
   2. (b)
      1. (i) Falls away.
      2. (ii) As none of these have been accepted by the Government, no dates for construction to begin have been assigned to any of them.

1. (1)
   1. (i) R85 million.
   2. (ii) R95 million.
   3. (iii) Phase 1 of Orange River Project, R385 million. No estimates of cost have been prepared for Phases 2 to 6 since the original White Paper WPX—’62.
   4. (iv) 1970 in all cases.
2. (2) Yes.
   1. (a) Increase for Phase 1 of Orange River Project is R145 million over the estimate of R240 million published in 1968 in White Paper WPLL—’68. No official estimates for individual items were published previously,
   2. (b) In the light of tenders already received for the construction of the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam and for the first section of the Orange-Fish Tunnel, it has become clear that the cost involved in the completion of Phase 1 of the project will be considerably higher than was originally expected, and it was necessary to revise the estimate cost of Phase 1.

1. (1) 21 112.
2. (2) and (3) Lamontville’s position has not been considered, and no decision has, therefore, been made.

1. (1) The Cato Manor area will be released for development as soon as services have been effected. The area cannot be developed sooner as it must coincide with the completion of the main sewerage by the City Council of Durban. The expected dates of completion of services are as follows:
   • Peripheral Area: April, 1972.
   • Brickfield Hoosen: December, 1971.
   • Wiggens: 2 to 3 years.
   • Portion Bonella: 4 years.
   • Umkumbaan: During 1973.
   • Portion Bellair: 3 to 4 years.
2. (2) Not at this stage.

Yes. The report for the period 5th October, 1964, to 4th October, 1969, was tabled in both Houses of Parliament on the 10th February, 1970.

1. (1) Yes.
   1. (a) South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency.
   2. (b) 2nd April, 1971.
2. (2) No. Comments on the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Abuse of Drugs, 1970, were, however, received from the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency on the 3rd May, 1971. A request for the interpretation of clause 21 (1) of the Bill was received from the Organizing Secretary of that Association on the 12th May, 1971.

   (a), (b) and (c) fall away.

1. (1) and (2) The civil action was formally withdrawn and accordingly concluded on the 28th April, 1971.
2. (3) Yes.
   1. (a) On ex gratia basis.
   2. (b) R5 000-00.

The inquiry into the proclamation of a new Coloured group area on the Cape Flats, which was held on 18th November, 1970, was open to the public and the Press.

Forty-six objections of different nature were raised by various individuals and groups based chiefly on considerations of nature conservation, agriculture, industrial development and established rights to certain sea areas.