§ 72. Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the total number of district officers in Uganda and the number of Africans holding this position; and what efforts are being made to fill vacancies in the public service by local candidates.
§ Mr. ProfumoThere as 123 District Officers in Uganda, of whom 10, including eight Assistant Administrative Officers, are Africans. Two African students from Makerere will shortly be offered provisional appointment as District Officers on probation. The Governor 89W has recently asked the Public Service Commission to make a special review of the field of candidates born in and normally domiciled in Uganda who are qualified for appointment on probation as District Officers or Assistant Secretaries in Ministries, and advertisements inviting applications have been issued. I would also refer the hon. Member to the reply my right hon. Friend gave him on the 29th October about the training of Africans for senior posts in general.