HC Deb 11 April 1957 vol 568 c153W
Mr. Stonehouse

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of Africans who have been and are employed in Government service in Uganda and Tanganyika, respectively, for each year from 1948 to 1957, inclusive.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd:

The numbers of Africans in Government service, excluding casual labour and temporary unestablished staff, are as follow:

Uganda
1948 7,300
1949 7,800
1950 10,200
1951 10,800
1952 10,800
1953 11,900
1954–55 13,100
1955–56 14,600
1956–57 16,400
Tanganyika
1948 9,114
1949 9,957
1950 11,357
1951 12,381
1952 13,719
1953 16,373
1954 18,479
1955 19,106
1956 22,880
31st March. 1957 23,090