HC Deb 03 November 1948 vol 457 cc78-9W
81. Mr. Rankin

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what provision is made in East and Central Africa for local education committees to be manned by representatives of all communities; and what is the composition of the governing body of Makerere College, Uganda.

Mr. Creech Jones

In Zanzibar there is an Advisory Education Committee, on which the European and Indian communities and the Sultan's Arab and African subjects are represented. In all the other East and Central African Territories there are separate Advisory Education Councils or Committees and each includes representatives of the community with whose education it deals. The Makerere Council consists of a Chairman appointed by myself, the Principal of the College, a representative of the Academic Board and one or more representatives appointed by the High Commission and every one of the four East African Governments.