Report of the Asiatic Inquiry Commission (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Report of the Asiatic Inquiry Commission To His Royal Highness Major-General Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a Member of His Majesty´s Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Personal Aide-De-Camp to His Majesty the King, High Commissioner for South Africa, and Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Union of South Africa. May it Please your Royal Highness, In terms of a commission issued on the 3rd day of February, 1920, by His Excellency The Right Honourable Viscount Buxton, P.C., G.C.M.G., Governor-General of the Union of South Africa we, your Commissioners, were appointed to enquire into, and report on the provisions of the law affecting (¿) the acquisition of land and rights affecting land in the Union by Asiatics and persons of Asiatic descent for trading and other purposes; (b) the trading or carrying on of business by such persons generally, or in specified localities; and further to report whether it is in the public interest to alter the law in any respect, and to make recommendations with regard to any difficulties and grievances which have arisen in regard to matters (a) and (b). On the 12th May, 1920, your Commissioners submitted an interim report to His Excellency the Governor-General recommending that certain steps should immediately be taken to facilitate the return to India of a considerable number of Indians, who, we were given to understand, were willing to do so, if opportunity were afforded them. Having concluded our enquiry we now have the honour to submit to your Royal Highness the following final report: - 1. The Commission held meetings, and examined witnesses, at Cape Town, Kimberley, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Vereeniging, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, Durban, Pietermaritzburg, and Dundee. A sub-Committee also visited Krugersdorp, Middlelburg, Pietersburg, Volksrust and Zeerust for the purpose of inspecting local conditions regarding the inroad of Asiatics complained of by inhabitants from those places. An advertisement was inserted in the Bloemfontein newspapers calling for evidence from the Orange Free State but no response was made thereto. Letters were also addressed to the Mayor of Bloemfontein and the Chamber of Commerce of that City. The Secretary of the latter body stated in reply: "the existing law prohibiting the entry of Asiatics into the Free State, for the purpose of acquiring land or carrying on business, precludes the necessity for any evidence from the Chamber, beyond the statement of fact that the Chamber and the whole community strongly uphold the law, and would strenuously oppose any alteration making it possible for Asiatics to enter this Province." The Commission, therefore, deemed it unnecessary to proceed to any town in the Orange Free State Province. 2. At the various towns abovementioned the Commission obtained evidence relating to the subject of their enquiry from deputations representing fifty-six public bodies, including Municipalities, Chambers of Commerce, Farmers´ Associations and Agricultural Unions, Church Congregations, Shop Assistants´ and other Unions, and branches of the South Africans´ League, as well as from representatives of twenty-six Indian and two Chinese Associations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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