§ 34. Mr. Wilfred Palingasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of Africans in the mining industry in Tanganyika who are employed in skilled work and the number of Asians and Europeans who are employed on comparable work.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydNo labour statistics are available yet for the current year. In 1956 African skilled labour employed in the mining industry in Tanganyika numbered 4,342. No Europeans or Asians are known to be employed on comparable work.
§ Mr. PalingIs not it a fact that, although the number of Africans in the territory is very much greater than that 184 of Asians or Europeans, very few Africans are employed in work which requires skilled labour? What is being done to ensure that Africans will have a greater opportunity to become skilled workers in future?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydOne has to see this matter in perspective. There are about 600 Europeans, 300 Asians and 16,000 Africans doing mining work in Tanganyika. Steps are being taken, both in Government institutions and in the mines, to bring Africans properly along in the advancement of their skill.