§ 86. Sir Richard Glynasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations how many non-white Rhodesians are normally resident, as opposed to migrant; how many of these non-white normal residents are over 21 years of age; and to what total Mr. Smith offered to expand the number of non-whites qualified to vote during the recent negotiations.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesThe latest estimate of the population of Rhodesia is 4,020,000 Africans, 219,000 Europeans, 12,700 Coloured and 8,000 Asians. The last full census in May, 1962, showed that out of a total of 3,616,570 Africans approximately 406,050 were born outside Southern Rhodesia. It is not known exactly how many Africans are over the age of 21, but probably between 40 per cent. and 45 per cent.
Mr. Smith was prepared to extend the "B" roll franchise to include approximately 1 million adult tax-paying Africans, but a commensurate increase in Parliamentary representation for the African population was not proposed.