southern RhOdesia. ------ land. ana Education Policy. t , --------, , 1. Report or Native :&lucation conmislllion..1 1925. , T. '13a~ IY71-'7,,'13) ·Nl t:- fS" 2. Departmental Rel>ort ot muoation, l!i26. , ' T. ~,.S.3"" ~7 3. Medical AssIstance to Natives in.ftesen-es.(" ' , ')(.: 'f5~S;· "~1. ('17 ~. 7' g3k Nl- 4. Report or Chief) ,NB.tlJ:! COmmissionk"1926. V&n.'1',41'1'- :.F7' _ " 5. Report or T.andff :oepart1nent-\',HI26 •. '(4q(J)'. ~\ .,'} ~ ~~ , ' ",1=£ ",;. ,. 6. Report or the L&nd; CoL.JIl1ssion, ~25" , 'i4qtJl~~I.'ln.(·M.ft .. F'.;> ' CONTENTS. • P.... graph Appointment of Commission and Terms ot Reference Itinerary 1 WitI!.esses examined 9 Introductory ... 15 • Chapter I. Departmental control.... 48 Advisory board '73 II. The Government Native development scheme and schools thereunder '7'7 III. The educational work of missions... 226 IV. The difference in objective. method and effect between the Government scheme and missionary effort 604 V. 'Educative influences, direct and indirect, -other than the Government scheme and missions 608 VI. Specified educational objectives ... 619 VII. The uplift of Native women, with particular reference to mothercraft 656 VIII. Influence of "II eilucational agencies upon mass of Natives in Reserves and special matters relevant thereto ... 678 IX. General suitability 0& present systems of education 693 X. Tho effect upon the economic life of the Colo~y in general. upon white labour in particular, resulting from the training of the Native 712 XI. The best menn_ of COOrdinating all educational agencies ... '799 XII. Local self·control in education matte.,. 815 XIII. Finance ... 818 XIV. (a) The init.iation of Native councils in terms of the Constitution 819 .~b) Directing Native education towards the elevation of the Native hi a segrefllltcd sphere . 839 Pag<> Summn,l'Y of recommendations [II7] Appendices A. Order" D" of 1921 [120] B. Native Schools Code, with Notes on same- Inset and [123] C. Syllabus for Native Training Schools .•. [125] D. Correspondence with N yassland missions [127] E. O"dinance No.7 of 1912 [134] Index [136] 39 Apl?endix I. Governor's Office, permitted to acquire ownership of or interest Salisbury, 16th January, 1925. in land; and (2) should the Commission consider that the above proposal is expedient It is bereby notified for public informa­ and practicable, t6 report generally as to the tion that Sir William Morris Carter, Kt., manner in whi"h etiect should he given to C.RE., B.A., B.C.L., Sir Herbert John , such a policy and the steps necessary to carry Taylor, Rt., Chief Native Commissioner, and it out, and further to indicate any areas in William John Ather.tone, Esquire, Director, which it seems desirable in the light of pre­ Department of Lal\ds, bave heen appointed a sent conditions that early action should be Commission to enquire into the expediency taken with a view to limiting and the method amI prncticahility of setting apart defined of limiting the rights of acquisition to Natives areas outside the houndaries of the Native or Europeans: lteserves within which Natives only shall be Now know ye that I, the Governor afore­ permitted to aequire ownership of or interest said; reposing great confidence in your in land and within which only Europeans shall knowledge, discretion· and ability, have be pel1nitted to acquire ownership or interest authorised and appointed and by these pre­ in land. sents authorise and appoint you, the said Sir The terms of referenee to the Commissign William Morris Carter (Chairman), Sir ,are puhlished in the'annexure hereto. Herhert John Taylor, Chief Native Commis­ Friedrich Wilhelm Traugott Posselt, Es­ sioner, and 'Villiam John Atherstone, quire, has heen appointed secretary to the Director, Department of Lands, to be Com­ missioners for the purposes aforesaid; and for Commission. better etiecting of the purposes of this my By command of His Excellency the Commission I do give and grant unto you or Governor. any two of you full power and authority to A. R. HONE, call before you or any two of you such persons Secretary to the Governor. as you shall judge necessary hy whom you may he better informed of the subjects herein suhmitted for your consideration and every matter connected therewith, and also to call COMMISSION for, and have access to and examine, all such By His Excellency Sir John Robert Chancel­ official books, documents, pa.pers and· records lor, Knight Grand Cross of the Most as may atiord the fullest infol1llation on the Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and suhjects of the enquiry and to require of and Saint George, Companion of the Dis­ concerning the premises by all other lawful tinguished Service Order, Lieutenant­ ways and means whatsoever. Colonel in the Reserve of Officers of the And I further will and direct, and by Corps of Royal Engineers, Governor and these presents ordain, that you or any two Commander-in-Chief in and over the of you do repod to me, with all convenient Colony of Southern Rhodesia. speed, your opinion on the matters herein submitted for your consideration. To Sir William Morris Carter, Rt., C.B.E., And I further will and command, and by B.A .• B.C.L., Sir Herbert John Taylor, these presents ordain, that this my Commis­ Rt. Chief Native Commissioner, and sion shall continue in full force and virtue Wiiliam John Atherstone, Esquire, Direc­ until you or any two of you shall have finally tor, Department of Lands. reported upon the several matters aforesaid or otherwise until this my Commission shall be Greet,iny. by me revoked; and that you or any two of you may from time to time proceed in the Whereas under the constitution of the execution thoreof, although the same be not Colony of Southern Rhodesia Europeans. a~d continued from time to time by adjournment; Native. may acquire individual ownership III and tlUlt you or any two of you shall have land in any part of the said C~lony save and liberty to report to me your severnl proceed­ except in Native Reserves whICh are. vested ings from time to tim .. as the same or any in the High Commissioner and set aSide for part thereof may respectively be completed the sale and exclusive communal use and and perfected. occupation of Natives; ;- In witness whereof I, the Governor afore­ And whereas it is deemed expeliient to said have caused this my Commission to be appoint a Commission (1) to enquire ~nto .a."d issu~d on this eighth day of January, in the report upon the expediency and pract~cahlhty year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred of setting apart defined areas outside. the and twenty-five. boundaries of the Native Reserves (a1 wlthm which Natives only shall be permitted to J. R. CHANCELLOR, acquire ownership of or interest in land, and (b) within which only Europeans shall be Governor. Appendix II. LANDS COMMISSION. purpose, it might be 1f'Ued to EuropMn. tem­ The Executive Council of the R.A.U .....nt pomrily. What I"ngt h of 11'1",41 would be a depuwtion to the Lands Commission to advisable/' asc~rtain from them the particular points upon 13. Would it bl! p08aible to aboli.h or which the Farmers' Associations could use­ control kraala und .. r Private Location. Ordin­ fully give evidence. an"e on private lsnd near township. and The Executive is anxious that each Asso­ mines, as complsint. have been made in ciation, after r .. aching a decision on the points regard to these P h~reunder, should appoint one or two dele­ 14. Should Native. be allowed to buy gates to m .... t the Commission when th.. y visit small aUotment. near towns or minNP your district. 15. What is the proportion of alien to It is most important that a copy of your local Natives employed on farms in your decisions he forward~d to this office to enable. district ~ the Executive at an early date to advise the 16. What is average area worked by a Commission of the views of the farming Native family at preaent /' community as a whole. 17. What acreage could they work pffi­ 1. Opinion is required on the main issue. ciently: (1) on their own, (2) und .. r whito At present Natives and Europeans can pur­ supt'rvision P chase land anywhere. 18. Should alien N ativt'. be allowed to Is it advisable that this should continue, purchase land with a view to encouraging or should. separate areas be allocated for them to make their homel in Southern Native and other areas for white settlement P RhodesiaP 2. Give reasons for view expressed. If this wt're done, and Natives in othl'r . 3. If you agree to areas being set aside, parts knew, would there be a rush by them upon what principle should the amo,mt of land to tnke advantage of the arrangement. madp P be fixed? Should such settlement be restricted or limitpd 4. How much of the unalienated land to alien Natives already in the country P should be reserved for whites; how much for 19. What acreage ~an be ploughlld per Natives? day by different types of ploughs P Note.-Alienated land, 31,486,095 acres. 20~ What area can a Native cultivate on . Native Reserves, 21,203,498 acres. his ownP 'Cnalienated, 43,529,880 acres. 21. Give number of whole time Natins 5. What areas in your district should be employed: (1) alien, (2) indigenous. set aside? 22. To what extent, if at all, and in what Not ... -lf white areas are fixed, farms in that localities, should European land owners be area could not be sold to Natives.