§ 58. Mr. Awberyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the total population of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland; how many are on the registers of electors for territorial elections in Nyasaland; and what percentage of these are of the white race.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe latest available population estimates are Northern Rhodesia 2,218,400 and Nyasaland 2,767,000. Representation in Nyasaland is on a communal basis. The roll for the election of non-Africans is 100 per cent. non African. The latest available figures are 2,309 Europeans and 373 Asians. The electoral college for the election of Africans is 100 per cent. African and is drawn from the African members of District Councils and local government equivalents.