Annual report on the social and economic progress of the people of Swaziland.

  • Great Britain. Colonial Office.
Date:
[1938]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report on the social and economic progress of the people of Swaziland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Meetings of District Officials with Native Chiefs. The regular monthly meetings between District Officers and Native Chiefs and their followers give an opportunity for discussing difficulties and have established a good understanding between the Administration and the natives. Urban Area Advisory Committees. Meetings of these bodies are held monthly. The Committees are elected by the owners of stands in the various townships. The District Commissioner or Assistant District Commissioner presides. i School Advisory Committees. Members are elected for any public school by parents residing in Swaziland who, at the time of election, have one or more children on the roll of such school. When convenient one com¬ mittee may be elected to represent two or more schools situated in the same district. The committees have certain powers and duties in connection with compulsory education under Proclama¬ tion No. 7 of 1920. School Boards. The members of these Boards consist of members of school committees in the district, each school committee having the right to elect one of its members to be on such a Board. The District Commissioner or Assistant District Commissioner of the district is the chairman. The duties of Boards are laid down in the Compulsory Education Proclamation (No. 7 of 1920). They advise the Administration on all matters connected with the provision of schools and school accommodation in each district and on other educational matters affecting Europeans. Ml.—POPULATION. A census of the population was held in May, 1936. The figures were: — Percentage Numbers, increase on ig2i Census. Europeans ... ... ... ... ... ••• 2,740 24-26 Natives (Bantu) ... ... ... ••• ••• 153,270 38*96 Coloured (other than Bantu) ... ... . -. 705 56 • 31 About 83 per cent, of the Bantu population reside in native areas, and about 17 per cent, on European-owned land. No statistics are available with regard to the nationality of the European races.