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The Western Australian Branch at the Padiamentary Association Conference August, and Rejpn~Se:Nt~Tti'!Te Tate Branches on the General Council the Western Australian Branch at the Padiamentary Association Conference August, and reJpn~se:nt~tti'!Te tate Branches on the General Council. PERTH: BY AUTHORITY: WILLIAM H. WYATT, GOVERNMENT PRINTER. 1954. COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION Australian Branch) BY II, from the Western Australian Branch at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya, August, 1954, and representative of the Australian State Branches on the General Council. PERTH: BY AUTHORITY: WILLIAM H. WYATT, GOVERNMENT PRINTER. 1954. INTRODUCTION The Executive Committee of the Western Australian Branch accepted an invitation received from the Kenya. Branch to send one delegate to attend the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference and Annual Meeting to be held at Nairobi in August, 1954. The Kenya, Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Union of South Africa Branches were the Joint Host Branches for the conference and tours of African territories. As a result of a ballot, Mr. W. S. Bovell, ML.A., was selected as the Branch Delegate. He was also appointed to represent all of the Australian State Branches at the General Council Meetings to be held during the conference period. Mr. Bovell left Fremantle by the "Himalaya" on 20th July, spent a week in Ceylon, and from there proceeded by air to Nairobi, arriving on 5th August. Approximately eight weeks were spent in Africa, in the territories of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, and the Union of South Africa. In company with delegates from all parts of the British Commonwealth, Mr. Boven took part in the deliberations of the conference held in the Legislative Council Chamber at Nairobi. He also attended General Council meetings held at Nairobi and at Victoria Falls. Leaving Johannesburg on 1st October, Mr. Bovell arrived back in Western Australia by air on 3rd October, 1954. REPORT BY Mr. W. S. BOVELL, M.L.A. Delegate ot the Western Australian Branch ot the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, and Australian States' Repre- sentative on the General Council. Parliament House, Perth, W.A., October, 1954. I have the honour, as your representative elected to attend the Conference of The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association held in Kenya recently, to submit this report for consideration by fellow-members of the Western Australian Branch of the Association. It will be my objective to summarise events in chrono­ logical order. Accompanied by Mr. F. E. Islip, J.P., Honorary Secretary of the Western Australian Branch of the Association, who has the honour of being the first Secretary appointed by all Australian Branches to accompany an Australian delegation, I embarked from Fremantle in the "Himalaya" on 20th July, 1954. Mr. Islip is to be congratulated on his unanimous appointment. Mr. J. H. Ackland, M.L.A., Western Australian Branch delegate to the 1952 Canadian Conference, who raised the question of need of a Secretary to accompany Australian States' delegations is to be commended for his initiative in this direction. I desire to record an appreciation of Mr. Islip's valuable assistance to delegates. His ready co-opera­ tion at all times, and on every occasion, proved a great con­ venience to all members of the Australian delegation. All the Australian States' delegates in the persons of the Honourable E. G. Wright, M.L.C. (New South Wales); the Honourable Sir Herbert Hyland, Kt., M.L.A. (Victoria); Mr. J. J. Duffiey, M.L.A. (Queensland); Mr. H. D. Michael, M.P. (South Australia); the Honourable J. B. Connolly, M.L.C. (Tasmania) and Senators W. Aylett and R. W. Pear­ son (two of the delegates from Canberra) travelled with Mr. Islip and myself. A number of Shipboard meetings of delegates was held and topics of mutual interest relating to the forthcoming conference were discussed. 5 agricultural areas of the Colony extremes of rainfall vary On arrival at Colombo we were welcomed by the Australian as much as 15 inches per annum in the dry districts to 70 High Commissioner for Ceylon (Mr. A. R. Cutler, V.C.) and inches or more in the wet tea-growing centres. The total Mr. M. R. H. de Fonseka, representing the Speake! of the area of Kenya is 224,960 square miles. With the objective Ceylon House of Representatives (the Honourable SIr Albert in view of conveying to members a general survey of the Peries, Kt., M.P.). Crown Colony, AppendiX "A" of this report is designed for During an interesting and informative week's stay in this purpose, which I trust will be found interesting and informative. Ceylon, hospitality was literally s~o.wered upon delegates from every quarter. The Prime MmIster (the Rt. Hon?ur­ This general survey of Kenya includes­ able Sir John Kotelawala, P.C., K.B.E., M.P.) entertamed (1) Historical background. delegates at luncheon at his official residence "Temple (2) Constitution. Trees." (3) Land and population problems. The Honourable The Speaker greeted us at an afternoon (4) Value of European settlement. tea gathering at Parliament House. Mr. E. W: lV!~thew, M.B.E., M.P., with his fiancee (Mrs. M. Bakonyvan NlJlr~t;Y) (5) African agricultural development since 1946. were our host and hostess at luncheon at Mount Lavinia. (6) Further aspects of development schemes for the Members will, no doubt, recall the visit of Mr. Mathew a:nd benefit of Africans. Mrs. Bakonyvari Nijiraty to the Western Australia~ ParlIa­ (7) Trade investment. ment in 1952. It was indeed a great pleasure to again renew (8) Economic potential. their acquaintance. (9) Some aspects of the African problem. The Australian High Commissioner and Mrs. Cutler (10) Mau Mau. arranged an early evening party where delegates were privi­ lezed to meet many of Ceylon's leading citizens. It would I am indebted to the Kenya Branch of the Association n;t be possible to include in this report a detailed accoux:t for making available all information contained in Appendix of hospitality extended by Ceylon, but this brief resume IS "A." just an example of the cordial reception offered to delegates Nairobi, capital city of Kenya, was the centre of confer­ by Parliamentary and other dignitaries in every country ence activity. With a desire to establishing closer personal visited. relationships between delegates, pre-conference tours were The courtesy extended by the Clerk of Ceylon's House arranged by our hosts. This procedure certainly achieved of Representatives (Mr. R. st. L. P. Deraniyagala, C.B.~.) its objective as delegates representing Branches widely who is also secretary of the Ceylon Branch of the ASSOCIa­ separated by customs, creed religion, language, colour and tion, was greatly appreciated. standard of living, yet bound closely together with the Crown into one family of nations, were afforded a unique oppor­ Australian delegates were joined at the Colombo airport tunity of fraternising freely prior to official discussions on by representatives of the Ceylon Branch appointed to attend subjects designed to maintain and further improve cordial the conference and we all travelled together by air to relationship between nations of the free world. Nairobi, Kenya, via Madras, Bombay, Karachi,. an~ Aden. A grand reception awaited us on arrival at NaIrobI where Pre-conference tours extended from the 8th to the 18th the Secretary-General, Sir Howard d'Egville, K.B.E., LLD., August, 1954, and in addition to bringing delegates closer with members of Kenya Branch, welcomed us. together, gave all an opportunity of seeing, at first hand, much of Kenya's primary and industrial activity. As one The Conference was the first ever to be held in the Crown representing a country constituency, rural development Colony of Kenya. With its geographical position astride of proved of particular interest to me personally. Projects such the Equator, climate, surroundings, and conditions ge:ner~lly, as soil and water conservation, water projects, land develop­ differ somewhat from those in Australia. There IS little ment for stock-raising, and agriculture, and forests gener­ variation either in temperature or in the hours of daylight ally, are all important items in Kenya's economy. Forests in Kenya. Dawn and dusk are approximately at 6.30 a.m, covering 5,195 square miles are a great asset. Further and 6.30 p.m. all the year round, while temperatures range details appear in Appendix "A." between 46 and 82 degrees fahrenheit. Throughout the 7 6 As in Ceylon, delegates were received with lavish hospi­ tality. On arrival at Nairobi a message of welcome came Kenya is essentially a primary producing country and to us from His Excellency the Governor and Commander­ it would appear that it must remain as such owing to the in-Chief, Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Sir Evelyn Baring, fact that it does not possess natural mineral resources of K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O.,) as follows:- any consequence. The hydro-electric scheme and construe­ tionof the Owen Falls dam at the source of the Nile, Uganda Government House, Territory, is indeed a marvellous project. Nairobi, 1st August, 1954. As representative of the six Australian States' Branches It was with very great pleasure and justifiable pride I was privileged to attend General Council Meetings. A that we in Kenya received the news that the Council of the report of these proceedings will be submitted by me to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association had decided to hold its 1954 Conference in this Colony-the first Colony of next Australian Area Conference scheduled to take place the Empire to be so honoured. The knowledge that the in Melbourne during March of 1955. General Council, pre­ Union of South Africa and Northern and Southern Rhodesia si~ed over by the Rt. Hon. Harold E. Holt, P.C., M.P., com­ were to be associated with us as joint hosts added greatly prised 25 members, representing all Commonwealth countries.
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