30. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has yet reached a decision with regard to the report of the Localisation Committee on the training of Africans for senior Civil Service appointments in Nyasaland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. H. FraserThe recommendations of the Report are generally acceptable to the Nyasaland Government. The recommendations on departmental training in Chapter 7 are already being implemented through a training pool and steps are being taken to implement the wider implications of the Report subject to the availability of finance on which I am in touch with the Governor.
§ Mr. FisherIn considering the financial aspects of this matter, would my hon. Friend bear in mind that there are only just over 100 Africans in the senior Civil Service in Nyasaland out of about 1,000—only 10 per cent.—and that the educational output in Nyasaland is totally inadequate even to achieve partial Africanisation of the Civil Service? Will he give serious consideration to that?
§ Mr. FraserYes, Sir. That is why I am regarding this matter with urgency. One thing we have to consider also is that the Committee of Inquiry into African Education in Nyasaland is to report in the next few weeks.