§ DR. CLARK (Caithness)asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether the Government approves of the policy of giving allotments of farms in Zululand to White settlers, as stated in The Natal Gazette of March; and, whether, if the land is given to White Settlers, there will be room for the 200,000 Zulu squatters in Natal?
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Sir JOHN GORST)(who replied) said (Chatham)The Proclamation to which the hon. Member refers does not mean that any more White Settlers are to be introduced into Zululand. It object is to regulate the occupancy of farms by the Boer settlers in the part of Zululand known as "Proviso B District," and to provide for the forfeiture of title in case of claimants not occupying effectually. The right of the settlers in Proviso B was admitted in principle by the settlement arrived at with the New Republic in October, 1886. This reply, in effect, answers the second paragraph of the hon. Member's Question; but I may also refer him to the Secretary of State's despatch of the 4th of August last, printed at page 20 of Parliamentary Paper C. 5331.