§ 42. Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why such a high proportion of members of the Council of Makerere College are governmental nominees.
§ Mr. ProfumoSince the recurrent expenses of Makerere College are met almost entirely by the East African Governments it is not unreasonable that there should be 14 Government nominees, of whom only five are officials, out of a total membership of 23.
§ Mr. MacPhersonDoes the hon. Member realise that the universities in this country also have their recurrent expenses met out of public funds? Does he realise that on the score of academic freedom, if this sort of governing body were offered to any university or university college in this country it would be instantly rejected?
§ Mr. ProfumoPerhaps the hon. Gentleman has not wholly appreciated that there is an Academic Board which is responsible to the Council to carry out the academic management of the College. The Makerere College Council is mainly responsible for the financial control and general administration of the College.