§ Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will give the number of teachers in training in Northern Rhodesia in the years 1955, 1956 and 1957, respectively; and to what extent college accommodation is taken up for the current academic session.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydAfrican teachers in training:
1955, 1,068; 1956, 1,192; 1957, 1,306.
There are 35 vacancies spread over several colleges due to selected candidates not taking up places at the beginning of the session; but other colleges are filled to over-capacity because all selected candidates took up their places and candidates on the reserve lists who presented themselves in case of vacancies were also accepted.