Capetown, Apr. 30.
Far-reaching measures to improve the lot of natives in South "Africa Jare contained in three Bills presented to-day in Parliament. seth! Germany pow ate wen ertih corms: te Fre wer acre cane Bet emnna coot 2 es wae ureerants azn tect bonin a in ragnan
fied vili Gimeno ihe ae Pee Snr coemna organ ieee 2 soon gieszog tet nese Bra onl cly, Under one of the measures, known as the Native Representation Bill, /six million natives will be given the Fight to elect four Senators to the Union Parliament. The object of this Bill is to secure a uniform system of native representation for whole of the Union of South Africs At the present time, natives with certain qualifications Have the right to vote in the Cape and Natal provjinces. The new measure safeguards the rights of natives now entitled to vote, but prohibits the registration lof any more.
Electoral areas for each province the Union will be established, in-[stead of each having an electoral' college which elects the senator for the province.
Another Bill establishes a native advisory council of 22 to advise Par-Lament on all matters relating to tives, while the third measure pro-Jposes increased grants. of land amounting to 14,000,000 acres to natives, and greater opportunities for local' self-government. viet errs mis che onan ort Sever wet, cee The idea is to establish a "South African Native Trust," in which will for "natives. Affairs of the trust bbe vested all Crown lands reserved Preliminary, naval conversatich would. be administered by—the which would, be consiuciet the Governor-General as trustee, for the benefit of the native United States and Japan.
Air tnferlority Minister recalled. the assurance As regards the sir, the Prime! Mr. Stanley Baldwin (Lord President
stances, would Britain accept any the Council) that, n_ no locum position of inferiority to that of the German als force, a force had been expanded consider~ Undoubtedly, german ait ably beyond the estimates previously ftiven In the House, The Government Wwas already taking steps for further accelerated expansion of the air force this year in order to implement Mr. Baldwin's declaration.
Concerning the it pact, Mr, MacDonald said: "We are moved by'no thought of aggressive military alliances. We are secking with the Powers, including Germany, a defen~ sive combination against attack which Wwill protect the civilian population.
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