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† The sign * indicates that the speech was delivered in Afrikaans and then translated. Where both official languages are used in the same ministerial speech, indicates the original and * the translated version.

Resigned with effect from 6th June, 1969; administration of Departments of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs assigned to the Hon. M. C. Botha and Dr. the Hon. C. P. Mulder, respectively, until vacancy is filled.

Minister of Labour and of Coloured Affairs up to 29th May, 1969.

Elected under provisions of South-West Africa Affairs Amendment Act, 1949 (Act No. 23 cf 1949)

Elected under provisions of Separate Representation of Voters Act, 1951 (Act No. 46 of 1951).

Not committed.

Assented to, vide notices in Gazettes Extraordinary, dated 27th and 30th June and 4th and 9th July, 1969.

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DEBATES OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY (HANSARD)

31st January to 21st June, 1969

FOURTH SESSION—THIRD PARLIAMENT

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

(Vols. 25, 26 and 27)

CONTENTS

PAGES

The Ministry v Members of the House of Assembly and the Electoral Divisions vii Electoral Divisions and their representatives in House of Assembly ix Bills of Session xi Select Committees of Session xix Errata xx Debates Indices: Subjects 1 Questions: Subjects 13 Members 48 Speeches 51 Presiding Officers’ rulings, statements, etc. 87

THE MINISTRY

CABINET MINISTERS

Prime Minister	The Hon. B. J. VORSTER, M.P.
Minister of Transport	The Hon. B. J. SCHOEMAN, M.P.
Minister of National Education	Senator the Hon. J. de KLERK.
Minister of Finance	Dr. the Hon. N. DIEDERICHS, M.P.
Minister of Agriculture	The Hon. D. C. H. UYS, M.P.
Minister of Defence	The Hon. P. W. BOTHA, M.P.
Minister of Tourism, of Sport and Recreation and of Indian Affairs	The Hon. F. W. WARING, M.P.
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Dr. the Hon. H. MULLER, M.P.
Minister of Economic Affairs	The Hon. J. F. W. HAAK, M.P.
Minister of Labour, of Coloured Affairs and of Rehoboth Affairs	The Hon. M. VILJOEN, M.P.
Minister of Bantu Administration and Development and of Bantu Education	The Hon. M. C. BOTHA, M.P.
Minister of Justice and of Prisons	The Hon. P. C. PELSER, M.P.
Minister of Mines, of Planning and of Health	Dr. the Hon. C. de WET, M.P.
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs	The Hon. M. C. G. J. van Rensburg, M.P.
Minister of Community Development and of Public Works	The Hon. B. Coetzee, M.P.
Minister of Police and of the Interior	The Hon. S. L. MULLER, M.P.
Minister of Water Affairs and of Forestry	The Hon. S. P. BOTHA, M.P.
Minister of Information, of Social Welfare and Pensions and of Immigration	Dr. the Hon. C. P. MULDER, M.P.

DEPUTY MINISTERS

Deputy Minister of Transport	The Hon. H. E. MARTINS, M.P.
Deputy Minister of Bantu Development	The Hon. A. H. VOSLOO, M.P.
Deputy Minister of Justice, of Mines and of Planning	The Hon. G. F. van L. FRONEMAN, M.P.
Deputy Minister of Finance and of Economic Affairs	The Hon. J. J. LOOTS, M.P.
Deputy Minister of Bantu Administration and Education and of Immigration	Dr. the Hon. P. G. J. KOORNHOF, M.P.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	The Hon. H. SCHOEMAN, M.P.

MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY AND THE ELECTORAL DIVISIONS

SPEAKER: The Hon. H. J. Klopper, M.P.

DEPUTY SPEAKER AND CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES: Mr. D. J. G. van den Heever, M.P.

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES: Mr. J. H. Visse, M.P.

Basson, J. A. L.—Sea Point.
Basson, J. D. du P.—Bezuidenhout.
Bezuidenhout, G. P. C.—Brakpan.
Bloomberg, A.—Peninsula.
Bodenstein, Dr. P.—Rustenburg.
Botha, H. J.—Aliwal.
Botha, L. J.—Bethlehem.
Botha, Hon. M. C.—Roodepoort.
Botha, M. W.—Jeppes.
Botha, Hon. P. W.—George.
Botha, Hon. S. P.—Soutpansberg.
Brandt, Dr. J. W.—Etosha.
Bronkhorst, Brig. H. J.—North Rand.

Carr, D. M.—Maitland.
Coetsee, H. J.—Bloemfontein West.
Coetzee, Hon. B.—Vereeniging.
Coetzee, Dr. J. A.—Kempton Park.
Connan, J. M.—Cape Town Gardens.
Cruywagen, W. A.—Germiston

De Jager, P. R.—Mayfair.
Delport, W. H.—Port Elizabeth Central.
De Wet, Dr. the Hon. C.—Johannesburg West.
De Wet, J. M.—Karas.
De Wet, M. W.—Welkom.
Diederichs, Dr. the Hon. N.—Losberg.
Du Plessis, A. H.—Windhoek.
Du Plessis, H. R. H.—Kuruman.
Du Toit, J. P.—Vryburg.

Eden, G. S.—Karoo.
Emdin, S.—Parktown.
Engelbrecht, J. J.—Algoa.
Erasmus, A. S. D.—Pietersburg.
Erasmus, Col. J. J. P.—Lydenburg.

Fisher, Dr. E. L.—Rosettenville.
Frank, S., S.C.—Omaruru.
Froneman, Hon. G. F. v. L.—Heilbron.

Graaff, Sir De V.—Rondebosch.
Greyling, J. C.—Carletonville.
Grobler, M. S. F.—Marico.
Grobler, W. S. J.—Springs.

Haak, Hon. J. F. W— Bellville.
Havemann, W. W. B.—Odendaalsrus.
Hayward, S. A. S.—Graaff-Reinet.
Henning, J. M.—Vanderbijlpark.
Herman, F.—Potgietersrus.
Hertzog, Dr. the Hon. A.—Ermelo.
Heystek, J.—Waterberg.
Higgerty, J. W.—Von Brandis.
Holland, M. W.—Outeniqua.
Hopewell, A.—Pinetown.
Horn, J. W. L.—Prieska.
Hourquebie, R. G. L.—Musgrave.
Hughes, T. G.—Transkei.

Jacobs, Dr. G. F.—Hillbrow.
Janson, T. N. H.—Witbank.
Jurgens, Dr. J. C.—Geduld.

Keyter, H. C. A.—Ladybrand.
Kingwill, W. G.—Walmer.
Klopper, Hon. H. J.—Parys.
Koornhof, Dr. the Hon. P. G. J.—Primrose.
Kotzé, S. F.—Parow.
Kruger, J. T.—Prinshof.

Langley, T.—Waterkloof.
Le Grange, L.—Potchefstroom.
Le Roux, F. J.—Hercules.
Le Roux, J. P. C.—Vryheid.
Le Roux, Hon. P. M. K.-—Oudtshoorn.
Lewis, H. M.—Umlazi.
Lindsay, Maj. J. E.—King William’s Town.
Loots, Hon. J. J.—Queenstown.

Malan, E. G.—Orange Grove.
Malan, G. F.—Humansdorp.
Malan, J. J.—Swellendam.
Malan, W. C.—Paarl.
Marais, D. J.—Johannesburg North.
Marais, J. A.—Innesdal.
Marais, P. S.—Moorreesburg.
Marais, W. T.—Wonderboom.
Maree, G. de K.—Namakwaland.
Martins, Hon. H. E.—Wakkerstroom.
McLachlan, Dr. R.—Westdene.
Meyer, P. H.—Vasco.
Mitchell, D. E.—South Coast.
Mitchell, M. L.—Durban North.
Moolman, Dr. J. H.—East London City.
Moore, P. A.—Kensington.
Morrison, Dr. G. de V.—Cradock.
Mulder, Dr. the Hon. C. P.—Randfontein.
Muller, Dr. the Hon. H.—Beaufort West.
Muller, Hon. S. L.—Ceres.
Murray, L. G., M.C.—Green Point.

Oldfield, G. N.—Umbilo.
Otto, Dr. J. C.—Koedoespoort.

Pansegrouw, J. S.—Smithfield.
Pelser, Hon. P. C.—Klerksdorp.
Pienaar, B.—Zululand.
Pieterse, R. J. J.—Pretoria West.
Potgieter, J. E.—Brits.
Potgieter, S. P.—Port Elizabeth North.

Radford, Dr. A., M.C.—Durban Central.
Rall, J. J.—Harrismith.
Rall, J. W.—Middelburg.
Rall, M. J.—Mossel Bay.
Raubenheimer, A. J.—Nelspruit.
Raubenheimer, A. L.—Langlaagte.
Raw, W. V.—Durban Point.
Reinecke, C. J.—Pretoria District.
Reyneke, J. P. A.—Boksburg.
Rossouw, W. J. C.—Stilfontein.
Roux, P. C.—Mariental.

Sadie, N. C. v. R.—Winburg.
Schlebusch, A. L.—Kroonstad.
Schlebusch, J. A.—Bloemfontein District.
Schoeman, Hon. B. J.—Maraisburg.
Schoeman, Hon. H.—Standerton.
Schoeman, J. C. B.—Randburg.
Smit, H. H.—Stellenbosch.
Smith, Dr. J. D.—Turffontein.
Smith, Capt. W. J. B.—Pietermaritzburg City.
Steyn, S. J. M.—Yeoville.
Stofberg, L. F.—Worcester.
Streicher, D. M.—Newton Park.
Sutton, W. M.—Mooi River.
Suzman, H.—Houghton.
Swanepoel, J. W. F.—Kimberley North.
Swiegers, J. G.—Uitenhage.

Taylor, C. D— Wynberg.
Thompson, J. O. N., D.F.C.—Pinelands.
Timoney, H. M.—Salt River.
Torlage, P. H.—Klip River.
Treurnicht, N. F.—Piketberg.

Uys, Hon. D. C. H.—False Bay.

Van Breda, A.—Tygervallei.
Van den Berg, G. P.—Wolmaransstad.
Van den Berg, M. J.—Krugersdorp.
Van den Heever, D. J. G.—Pretoria Central.
Van der Merwe, Dr. C. V.—Fauresmith.
Van der Merwe, H. D. K.—Rissik.
Van der Merwe, Dr. P. S.—Middelland.
Van der Merwe, Dr. S. W.—Gordonia.
Van der Merwe, W. L.—Heidelberg.
Van Niekerk, M. C.—Lichtenburg.
Van Rensburg, Hon. M. C. G. J.—Bloemfontein East.
Van Staden, J. W.—Malmesbury.
Van Tonder, J. A.—Germiston District.
Van Vuuren, P. Z. J.—Benoni.
Van Wyk, H. J.—Virginia.
Van Zyl, J. J. B.—Sunnyside.
Venter, M. J. de la R.—Colesberg.
Venter, Dr. W. L. D. M.—Kimberley South.
Viljoen, Hon. M.—Alberton.
Viljoen, Dr. P. J. van B—Newcastle.
Visse, J. H.—Gezina.
Visser, Dr. A. J.—Florida.
Volker, V. A.—Umhlatuzana.
Vorster, Hon, B. J.—Nigel.
Vorster, L. P. J.—De Aar.
Vosloo, Hon. A. H.—Somerset East.
Vosloo, Dr. W. L.—Brentwood.

Wainwright, C. J. S.—East London North.
Waring, Hon. F. W.—Caledon.
Waterson, Hon. S. F.—Constantia.
Webber, W. T.—Pietermaritzburg District.
Wentzel, J. J. G.—Bethal.
Wentzel, J. J.—Christiana.
Wiley, J. W. E.—Simonstad.
Winchester, L. E. D.—Port Natal.
Wood, L. F.—Berea.

Vacancies: Albany, owing to the death on 25th May, 1969 of Mr. C. Bennett; Boland, owing to the death on 8th February, 1968 of Mr. C. Barnett.

LIST OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

ELECTORAL DIVISION.	NAME.
CAPE PROVINCE (54 Electoral Divisions).
Albany	[Vacant].
Algoa	Engelbrecht, J. J.
Aliwal	Botha, H. J.
Beaufort West	Muller, Dr. the Hon. H.
Bellville	Haak, Hon. J. F. W.
Caledon	Waring, Hon. F. W.
Cape Town Gardens	Connan, J. M.
Ceres	Muller, Hon. S. L.
Colesberg	Venter, M. J. de la R.
Constantia	Waterson, Hon. S. F.
Cradock	Morrison, Dr. G. de V.
De Aar	Vorster, L. P. J.
East London City	Moolman, Dr. J. H.
East London North	Wainwright, C. J. S.
False Bay	Uys, Hon. D. C. H.
George	Botha, Hon. P. W.
Gordonia	Van der Merwe, Dr. S. W.
Graaff-Reinet	Hayward, S. A. S.
Green Point	Murray, L. G., M.C.
Humansdorp	Malan, G. F.
Kimberley North	Swanepoel, J. W. F.
Kimberley South	Venter, Dr. W. L. D. M.
King William’s Town	Lindsay, Maj. J. E.
Kuruman	Du Plessis, H. R. H.
Maitland	Carr, D. M.
Malmesbury	Van Staden, J. W.
Moorreesburg	Marais, P. S.
Mossel Bay	Rall, M. J.
Namakwaland	Maree, G. de K.
Newton Park	Streicher, D. M.
Oudtshoorn	Le Roux, Hon. P. M. K.
Paarl	Malan, W. C.
Parow	Kotzé, S. F.
Piketberg	Treurnicht, N. F.
Pinelands.	Thompson, J. O. N., D.F.C.
Port Elizabeth Central	Delport, W. H.
Port Elizabeth North	Potgieter, S. P.
Prieska	Horn, J. W. L.
Queenstown	Loots, Hon. J. J.
Rondebosch	Graaff, Sir De V.
Salt River	Timoney, H. M.
Sea Point.	Basson, J. A. L.
Simonstad	Wiley, J. W. E.
Somerset East	Vosloo, Hon. A. H.
Stellenbosch	Smit, H. H.
Swellendam	Malan, J. J.
Transkei	Hughes, T. G.
Tygervallei	Van Breda, A.
Uitenhage	Swiegers, J. G.
Vasco	Meyer, P. H.
Vryburg	Du Toit, J. P.
Walmer	Kingwill, W. G.
Worcester	Stofberg, L. F.
Wynberg	Taylor, Catherine D.
NATAL (18 Electoral Divisions).
Berea	Wood, L. F.
Durban Central	Radford, Dr. A., M.C.
Durban North	Mitchell, M. L.
Durban Point	Raw, W. V.
Klip River	Torlage, P. H.
Mooi River	Sutton, W. M.
Musgrave	Hourquebie, R. G. L.
Newcastle	Viljoen, Dr. P. J. van B.
Pietermaritzburg City	Smith, Capt. W. J. B.
Pietermaritzburg District	Webber, W. T.
Pinetown	Hopewell, A.
Port Natal	Winchester, L. E. D.
South Coast	Mitchell, D. E.
Umbilo	Oldfield, G. N.
Umhlatuzana	Volker, V. A.
Umlazi	Lewis, H. M.
Vryheid	Le Roux, J. P. C.
Zululand	Pienaar, B.
ORANGE FREE STATE (15 Electoral Divisions).
Bethlehem	Botha, L. J.
Bloemfontein District	Schlebusch, J. A.
Bloemfontein East	Van Rensburg, Hon. M. C. G. J
Bloemfontein West	Coetsee, H. J.
Fauresmith	Van der Merwe, Dr. C. V.
Harrismith	Rall, J. J.
Heilbron	Froneman, Hon. G. F. van L.
Kroonstad	Schlebusch, A. L.
Ladybrand	Keyter, H. C. A.
Odendaalsrus	Havemann, W. W. B.
Parys	Klopper, Hon. H. J.
Smithfield	Pansegrouw, J. S.
Virginia	Van Wyk, H. J.
Welkom	De Wet, M. W.
Winburg	Sadie, N. C. van R.
TRANSVAAL (73 Electoral Divisions).
Alberton	Viljoen, Hon. M.
Benoni	Van Vuuren, P. Z. J.
Bethal	Wentzel, J. J. G.
Bezuidenhout	Basson, J. D. du P.
Boksburg	Reyneke, J. P. A.
Brakpan	Bezuidenhout, G. P. C.
Brentwood	Vosloo, Dr. W. L.
Brits	Potgieter, J. E.
Carletonville	Greyling, J. C.
Christiana	Wentzel, J. J.
Ermelo	Hertzog, Dr. the Hon. A.
Florida	Visser, Dr. A. J.
Geduld	Jurgens, Dr. J. C.
Germiston	Cruywagen, W. A.
Germiston District	Van Tonder, J. A.
Gezina	Visse, J. H.
Heidelberg	Van der Merwe, W. L.
Hercules	Le Roux, F. J.
Hillbrow	Jacobs, Dr. G. F.
Houghton	Suzman, Helen.
Innesdal	Marais, J. A.
Jeppes	Botha, M. W.
Johannesburg North	Marais, D. J.
Johannesburg West	De Wet, Dr. the Hon. C.
Kempton Park	Coetzee, Dr. J. A.
Kensington	Moore, P. A.
Klerksdorp	Pelser, Hon. P. C.
Koedoespoort	Otto, Dr. J. C.
Krugersdorp	Van den Berg, M. J.
Langlaagte	Raubenheimer, A. L.
Lichtenburg	Van Niekerk, M. C.
Losberg	Diederichs, Dr. the Hon. N.
Lydenburg	Erasmus, Col. J. J. P.
Maraisburg	Schoeman, Hon. B. J.
Marico	Grobler, M. S. F.
Mayfair	De Jager, P. R.
Middelburg	Rall, J. W.
Nelspruit	Raubenheimer, A. J.
Nigel	Vorster, Hon. B. J.
North Rand	Bronkhorst, Brig. H. J.
Orange Grove	Malan, E. G.
Parktown	Emdin, S.
Pietersburg	Erasmus, A. S. D.
Potchefstroom	Le Grange, L.
Potgietersrus	Herman, F.
Pretoria Central	Van den Heever, D. J. G.
Pretoria District	Reinecke, C. J.
Pretoria West	Pieterse, R. J. J.
Primrose	Koornhof, Dr. the Hon. P. G. J
Prinshof	Kruger, J. T.
Randburg	Schoeman, J. C. B.
Randfontein	Mulder, Dr. the Hon. C.P.
Rissik	Van der Merwe, H. D. K.
Roodepoort	Botha, Hon. M. C.
Rosettenville	Fisher, Dr. E. L.
Rustenburg	Bodenstein, Dr. P.
Soutpansberg	Botha, Hon. S. P.
Springs	Grobler, W. S. J.
Standerton	Schoeman, Hon. H.
Stilfontein	Rossouw, W. J. C.
Sunnyside	Van Zyl, J. J. B.
Turffontein	Smith, Dr. J. D.
Vanderbijlpark	Henning, J. M.
Vereeniging	Coetzee, Hon. B.
Von Brandis	Higgerty, J. W.
Wakkerstroom	Martins, Hon. H. E
Waterberg	Heystek, J.
Waterkloof	Langley, T.
Westdene	McLachlan, Dr. R.
Witbank	Janson, T. N. H.
Wolmaransstad	Van den Berg, G. P.
Wonderboom	Marais, W. T.
Yeoville	Steyn, S. J. M.
SOUTH WEST AFRICA (6 Electoral Divisions).
Etosha	Brandt, Dr. J. W.
Karas	De Wet, J. M.
Mariental	Roux, P. C.
Middelland	Van der Merwe, Dr. P. S.
Omaruru	[Vacant].
Windhoek	Du Plessis, A. H.
COLOURED REPRESENTATIVES (4 Electoral Divisions).
Boland	[Vacant].
Karoo	Eden, G. S.
Outeniqua	Holland, M. W.
Peninsula	Bloomberg, A.

PROCEEDINGS ON BILLS IN THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY DURING THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE THIRD PARLIAMENT, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1969.

No. of Bill.	No. of Act.	SHORT TITLE	By whom introduced.	First Reading.	Second Reading.	In Committee.	Amendments considered.	Third Reading.	Amended by Senate.	Amendments considered.	REMARKS.
1	7	National Film Board Amendment	Minister of National Education	Feb. 3	Feb. 17	Feb. 18	Feb. 24	Feb. 24	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 11.
2	8	War Graves Amendment	Minister of National Education	Feb. 3	Feb. 17	Feb. 18	—	Feb. 24	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 11.
3	3	Defence Amendment	Minister of Defence	Feb. 3	Feb. 17	Feb. 18	—	Feb. 24	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 11.
4	4	Moratorium Amendment	Minister of Defence	Feb. 3	Feb. 17	Feb. 18	—	Feb. 24	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 11.
5	5	Civil Defence Amendment	Minister of Defence	Feb. 3	Feb. 12	Feb. 13	—	Feb. 14	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 11.
6	17	Magistrates’ Courts Amendment	Minister of Justice	Feb. 3	Feb. 14	Feb. 17	—	Feb. 18	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 18.
7	23	Liquor Amendment	Minister of Justice	Feb. 3	Feb. 17	Feb. 18, 24, 25	Feb. 26	Feb. 26	Mar. 11	Mar. 14	Assented to, Mar. 26.
8	15	Establishment of the Northern Cape Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa.	Minister of Justice	Feb. 3	Feb. 12	Feb. 13	—	Feb. 14	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 18.
9	18	Formalities in respect of Leases of Land.	Minister of Justice	Feb. 3	Feb. 17	Feb. 25	—	Feb. 26	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 18.
10	—	Formalities in respect of Contracts of Sale of Land.	Minister of Justice	Feb. 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	Select Committee, Feb. 18; Reported, May 13; Withdrawn, May 13; See [A.B. 104— ’69].
11	16	Prohibition of Disguises	Minister of Justice	Feb. 3	Feb. 14	Feb. 17	Feb. 17	Feb. 17	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 18.
12	13	Public Health Amendment	Minister of Health	Feb. 3	Feb. 12	Feb. 13	—	Feb. 17	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 18.
13	25	South-West Africa Affairs	Minister of the Interior	Feb. 3	Feb. 10, 11	Feb. 12	Feb. 13	Feb. 13	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 26.
14	26	South Africa Act Amendment	Minister of the Interior	Feb. 3	Feb. 12	Feb. 13	—	Feb. 14	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 26.
15	14	Provincial and the Territory Service Pension.	Minister of Social Welfare and Pensions	Feb. 3	Feb. 14	Feb. 17	Feb. 18	Feb. 18	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 18.
16	30	Motor Vehicle Insurance Amendment.	Deputy Minister of Transport.	Feb. 3	Feb. 25, 26	Feb. 27	—	Feb. 28	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 26.
17	9	Assessment of Damages	Deputy Minister of Justice	Feb. 3	Feb. 17	Feb. 18	—	Feb. 24, 25	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 11.
18	2	Public Debt Commissioners	Deputy Minister of Finance	Feb. 3	Feb. 11		—	Feb. 11	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 11.
19	10	Financial Relations Amendment	Deputy Minister of Finance	Feb. 3	Feb. 12	Feb. 13	—	Feb. 14	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 11.
20	31	Land Bank Amendment	Deputy Minister of Finance	Feb. 3	Feb. 12	Feb. 13	—	Feb. 14	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 26.
21	55	Weights and Measures Amendment	Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs	Feb. 3	Feb. 27, 28	Mar. 4	Mar. 5	Mar. 5	—	—	Assented to, May 14.
22	—	Immorality Amendment	Minister of Justice.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Proceedings in Select Committee resumed, Feb. 3; Reported, Mar. 17; With drawn, Mar. 17; See [A.B. 73—’69],
23	19	South African Medical Research Council.	Minister of Planning	Feb. 4	Feb. 13	Feb. 17, 18	Feb. 24	Feb. 24	Mar. 7	Mar. 11	Assented to, Mar. 18.
24	38	Admission of Persons to and Departure from the Republic Regulation Amendment.	Minister of the Interior.	Feb. 4	Feb. 17	Feb. 26, Mar. 6	Mar. 7	Mar. 7	—	—	Assented to, Apr. 24.
25	1	Dairy Industry Amendment	Senate	—	Feb. 14	Feb. 17	—	Feb. 18	—	—	Proceedings resumed, Feb. 5; Assented to, Mar. 11.
26	—	Anatomical Donations and Post-Mortem Examinations	Minister of Health	Feb. 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	Select Committe, Feb. 6; Reported, June 6; Withdrawn, June 6; See [A.B. 124—’69].
27	—	Family Maintance	Deputy Minister of Justice.	Feb. 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	Select Committee, Feb. 7; Reported, May 9; Dropped, June 21.
28	21	Scientific Research Council Amendment.	Minister of Planning	Feb. 6	Feb. 17	Feb. 27	—	Feb. 28	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 18.
29	39	Insurance Amendment	Deputy Minister of Finance.	Feb. 6	Feb. 17	Feb. 27	Feb. 28	Feb. 28	—	—	Assented to, Apr. 24.
30	—	Manpower Training	Dr. G. F. Jacobs	Feb. 7	Feb. 28	—	—	—	—	—	Negatived, Feb. 28.
31	—	Registration of Sectional Titles	Minister of Agriculture.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Proceedings in Select Committee resumed, Feb. 11; Reported, May 29; Dropped, June 21.
32	—	Water Amendment	Minister of Water Affairs.	Feb. 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	Select Committee, Feb. 18; Reported, Apr. 28; Withdrawn, Apr. 28; See [A.B. 91—'69].
33	20	Part Appropriation	Minister of Finance.	Feb. 13	Feb. 17, 19, 20 21, 24	Feb. 26	—	Feb. 26	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 18.
34	22	Legal Aid	Minister of Justice.	Feb. 13	Feb. 26	Feb. 27	—	Feb. 28	—	—	Versional correction notified by Senate, Mar. 12; Correction agreed to, Mar. 12; Assented to Mar. 18.
35	34	Abolition of Juries	Minister of Justice.	Feb. 13	Feb. 27	Mar. 6	—	Mar. 7	—	—	Assented to, Apr. 8.
36	44	Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Amendment.	Minister of Health.	Feb. 13	Mar. 5	Mar. 6	Mar. 7	Mar. 7	—	—	Assented to, May 6.
37	37	Powers and Privileges of Provincial Councils Amendment.	Minister of the Interior.	Feb. 14	Mar. 6	Mar. 7	—	Mar. 10	—	—	Assented to, Apr. 24.
38	45	Sea-shore Amendment	Minister of Agriculture.	Feb. 17	Mar. 5	Mar. 28	—	Apr. 14	—	—	Assented to, May 6.
39	6	Railways and Harbours Additional Appropriation.	Minister of Transport.	Feb. 18	Feb. 25	Feb. 25	—	Feb. 26	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 11.
40	24	Educational Services Amendment	Minister of National Education.	Feb. 18	Feb. 28	Mar. 3	—	Mar. 4	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 26.
41	27	National Culture Promotion	Minister of National Education.	Feb. 18	Feb. 28, Mar. 3, 4	Mar. 5	Mar. 6	Mar. 6	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 26.
42	28	National Monuments	Minister of National Education.	Feb. 18	Mar. 4	Mar. 5	Mar. 6	Mar. 6	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 26.
43	29	Cultural Institutions	Minister of National Education.	Feb. 18	Mar. 4	Mar. 5	—	Mar. 6	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 26.
44	46	Wool Amendment	Minister of Agriculture.	Feb. 18	Mar. 5	Mar. 28	—	Apr. 14	—	—	Assented to, May 6.
45	—	Architects’	Minister of Public Works.	Feb. 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	Select Committee, Feb. 19; Reported, June 3; Withdrawn, June 3; See [A.B. 117— ’69].
46	—	Quantity Surveyors’	Minister of Public Works.	Feb. 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	Select Committee, Feb. 19; Reported, June 3; Withdrawn, June 3; See [A.B. 118— ’69]
47	—	Orange River Development Project	Minister of Water Affairs.	Feb. 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	Select Committee, Feb. 24; Reported, May 6; Withdrawn, May 6; See [A.B. 99— ’69].
48	62	University of South Africa (Private) Amendment.	Dr. P. S. van der Merwe.	Feb. 19	Mar. 28	Mar. 28	—	Mar. 28	—	—	Assented to, May 21.
49	59	Post Office Re-adjustment Amendment	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs.	Feb. 20	Apr. 17, 18	Apr. 25	—	Apr. 28	—	—	Assented to, May 21.
50	40	University of Fort Hare	Minister of Bantu Education.	Feb. 21	Mar. 6, 11, 13, 17	Mar. 18, 20, 24	Mar. 25	Mar. 25	—	—	Assented to, Apr. 24.
51	43	University of Zululand	Minister of Bantu Education.	Feb. 21	Mar. 17, 24	Mar. 26	Mar. 27	Mar. 27	—	—	Assented to, May 6.
52	47	University of the North	Minister of Bantu Education.	Feb. 21	Mar. 24	Mar. 26	Mar. 27	Mar. 27	—	—	Assented to May 6.
53	50	University of the Western Cape	Minister of Coloured Affairs.	Feb. 21	Mar. 24, 25, 26	Apr. 14, 15	Apr. 16	Apr. 16	—	—	Assented to, May 6.
54	49	University of Durban-Westville	Minister of Indian Affairs.	Feb. 21	Mar. 26, 27	Mar. 28	Apr. 14	Apr. 14	—	—	Assented to, May 6.
55	32	Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment.	Minister of Transport.	Feb. 26	Mar. 4, 5	Mar. 6	—	Mar. 7	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 26.
56	12	Additional Appropriation	Minister of Finance.	Feb. 27	Mar. 3	Mar. 3	—	Mar. 3	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 11.
57	63	Archives Amendment	Senate	Feb. 27	Apr. 25	May 8	—	May 9	—	—	Assented to, May 21.
58	36	Artificial Insemination of Animals Amendment.	Senate	Feb. 27	Mar. 28	Apr. 14	—	Apr. 15	—	—	Assented to, Apr. 24.
59	33	Railways and Harbours Appropriation	Minister of Transport.	Mar. 4	Mar. 5, 10, 11, 12	Mar. 12, 13	—	Mar. 14, 17	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 26.
60	—	Bantu Homelands Citizenship	Minister of Bantu Administration and Development.	Mar. 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dropped, June 21.
61	11	Unauthorized Expenditure (1967-'68)	Order of the House.	Mar. 6	Mar. 6		—	Mar. 6	—	—	Assented to, Mar. 11.
62	48	Precious Stones Amendment	Senate	Mar. 7	Mar. 27	Apr. 25	—	Apr. 28	—	—	Assented to, May 6.
63	53	Rand Water Board Statutes (Private) Act Amendment.	Senate	Mar. 7	Mar. 27	Apr. 28	—	Apr. 29	—	—	Assented to, May 14.
64	—	Electoral Laws Amendment	Minister of the Interior.	Mar. 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	Select Committee, Mar 10; Reported, May 22; Withdrawn, May 22; See [A.B. 110— ’69].
65	106	Population Registration Amendment	Minister of the Interior.	Mar. 7	June 12, 18	June 19	June 20	June 20	—	—	Assented to.
66	85	Publications and Entertainments	Minister of the Interior.	Mar. 7	May 12, 13	May 14	—	May 16	—	—	Assented to.
67	—	Bantu Laws Amendment	Deputy Minister of Bantu Administration and Education.	Mar. 10	June 18, 19, 20	—	—	—	—	—	Dropped, June 21.
68	56	National Parks Amendment	Minister of Agriculture.	Mar. 11	Mar. 28	Apr. 14	—	Apr. 15	May 1	May 2	Assented to, May 14.
69	60	Broadcasting Amendment	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs.	Mar. 13	Apr. 18	Apr. 25	Apr. 28	Apr. 28	—	—	Assented to, May 21.
70	75	Arms and Ammunition	Minister of Police.	Mar. 13	Apr. 28, May 12	May 14	May 16	May 16	—	—	Assented to, June 18.
71	65	Housing Amendment	Minister of Community Development	Mar. 14	Apr. 17	Apr. 18	—	Apr. 24, 25	—	—	Assented to, May 21.
72	64	Rents Amendment	Minister of Community Development.	Mar. 14	Apr. 17	Apr. 18	Apr. 24	Apr. 24	—	—	Assented to, May 21.
73	57	Immorality Amendment	Select Committee	Mar. 17	Apr. 25	Apr. 25	—	Apr. 25	—	—	Assented to, May 14.
74	35	Post Office Appropriation	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs.	Mar. 18	Mar. 19	Mar. 19, 20	—	Mar. 20	—	—	Assented to, Apr. 8.
75	42	Merchant Shipping Amendment	Senate	Mar. 18	Apr. 17	Apr. 18	—	Apr. 21	—	—	Assented to, May 6.
76	54	Heraldry Amendment	Senate	Mar. 18	Apr. 25	Apr. 25	Apr. 29	Apr. 29	—	—	Assented to, May 14.
77	78	Second Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment.	Minister of Transport.	Mar. 25	Apr. 17	Apr. 17	—	Apr. 17	—	—	Assented to, May 6.
41	104	Appropriation	Minister of Finance.	Mar. 25	Mar. 26, Apr. 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15	Apr. 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, May 1,2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, June 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 9	June 9	June 16, 17, 18	—	—	Assented to.
79	95	Medical Schemes Amendment	Minister of Health.	Mar. 25	Apr. 28	June 10, 11	June 12	June 12	—	—	Assented to.
80	73	National Education Policy Amendment	Minister of National Education.	Mar. 27	May 8, 9	May 12	May 13	May 13	—	—	Assented to, June 3.
81	61	Deeds Registries Amendment	Minister of Agriculture.	Mar. 27	Apr. 18	Apr. 25	Apr. 28	Apr. 28	—	—	Assented to, May 21.
82	58	Community Development Amendment	Minister of Community Development.	Mar. 27	Apr. 15, 16, 17	Apr. 18	—	Apr. 24	—	—	Assented to, May 21.
83	52	Marketing Amendment	Deputy Minister of Agriculture.	Mar. 28	Apr. 18, 25	Apr. 28	Apr. 29	Apr. 29	—	—	Assented to, May 6.
84	—	Subdivision of Agricultural Land	Minister of Agriculture.	Apr. 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dropped, June 21.
85	94	Members of Statutory Bodies Pension	Minister of Social Welfare and Pensions.	Apr. 10	May 9	May 26	—	May 27	June 16	June 16	Assented to.
86	51	Animal Diseases and Parasites Amendment.	Minister of Agriculture.	Apr. 11	Apr. 25	Apr. 28	—	Apr. 29	—	—	Assented to, May 6.
87	70	Rand Afrikaans University (Private) Amendment.	Mr. P. Z. J. van Vuuren	Apr. 14	May 8	May 8	—	May 8	—	—	Assented to, June 3.
88	76	Soil Conservation	Minister of Agriculture.	Apr. 24	May 13, 14	May 16	May 19	May 19	May 30	May 30	Assented to, June 18.
89	66	University of Port Elizabeth (Private) Amendment.	Mr. W. H. Delport.	Apr. 25	May 8	May 8	—	May 8	—	—	Assented to, May 21.
90	69	Group Areas Amendment	Senate	Apr. 25	May 19	May 20	—	May 21	—	—	Assented to, June 3.
91	77	Water Amendment	Select Committee.	Apr. 28	May 14, 16	May 16	—	May 19	—	—	Assented to, June 18.
92	96	Expropriation of Mineral Rights (Townships).	Minister of Community Development.	Apr. 29	May 16, 19	May 20	—	May 21	June 17	June 17	Senate amendment further amended, June 17; Assented to.
93	68	Prescription	Senate	Apr. 30	May 9	May 12	May 13	May 13	—	—	Assented to, June 3.
94	—	Industrial Conciliation Amendment	Minister of Labour.	Apr. 30	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dropped, June 21.
95	92	Bantu Taxation	Deputy Minister of Bantu Development.	May 1	May 26	May 27	—	May 28	—	—	Versional correction notified by Senate, June 16; Correction agreed to, June 16; Assented to.
96	67	Universities Amendment	Senate	May 2	May 9	May 12	—	May 13	—	—	Assented to, June 3.
97	93	Radio Amendment	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs.	May 2	May 14	May 16	—	May 19	June 16	June 16	Assented to.
98	86	Public Service Amendment	Minister of the Interior.	May 2	May 13	May 14	May 16	May 16	—	—	Assented to.
99	78	Orange River Development Project	Select Committee.	May 6	May 16	May 16	—	May 19	—	—	Assented to, June 18.
100	74	Weeds Amendment	Deputy Minister of Agriculture.	May 7	May 14	May 16	—	May 19	—	—	Assented to, June 18.
101	80	Financial Institutions Amendment	Minister of Finance.	May 8	May 14	May 16	—	May 19	—	—	Assented to, June 18.
102	79	Board of Trade and Industries Amendment.	Minister of Economic Affairs.	May 8	May 13	May 14	May 16	May 16	—	—	Assented to, June 18.
103	72	Plant Breeders’ Rights Amendment	Deputy Minister of Agriculture.	May 12	May 19	May 20	—	May 21	—	—	Assented to, June 3.
104	71	Formalities in respect of Contracts of Sale of Land.	Select Committee.	May 13	May 19	May 20	—	May 21	—	—	Assented to, June 3.
105	81	Security Services Special Account	Deputy Minister of Finance.	May 13	May 19	May 20	—	May 21	—	—	Assented to, June 18.
106	82	Iron and Steel Industry Amendment	Minister of Economic Affairs.	May 14	May 26	May 27	—	May 28	—	—	Assented to.
107	—	Second Bantu Laws Amendment	Minister of Bantu Administration and Development.	May 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dropped, June 21.
108	83	Aviation Amendment	Deputy Minister of Transport.	May 19	May 26	May 27	—	May 28	—	—	Assented to.
109	90	Companies Amendment	Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs.	May 21	June 10	June 11	—	June 12	—	—	Assented to.
110	99	Electoral Laws Amendment	Select Committee.	May 22	June 10	June 11	June 12	June 12	June 18	June 18	Assented to.
111	—	Paarl Mountain Disposal	Minister of Agriculture.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Proceedings resumed, May 22; Proceedings suspended, June 13.
112	91	Building Societies Amendment	Deputy Minister of Finance.	May 23	June 10	June 11	—	June 12	—	—	Assented to.
113	87	South African Reserve Bank Amendment.	Minister of Finance.	May 29	June 10	June 11	—	June 12	—	—	Assented to.
114	84	Rehoboth Investment and Development Corporation.	Minister of Coloured Affairs.	May 30	June 9, 10	June 11	—	June 12	—	—	Assented to.
115	—	Commission for Fresh Produce Markets.	Deputy Minister of Agriculture.	May 30	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dropped, June 21.
116	88	Durban Corporation Telephone Employees’ Transfer.	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs.	June 2	June 10	June 11	June 12	June 12	—	—	Assented to.
117	—	Architects’	Select Committee.	June 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dropped, June 21.
118	—	Quantity Surveyors’	Select Committee.	June 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dropped, June 21.
119	89	Income Tax	Minister of Finance.	June 3	June 10	June 11	June 12	June 12	—	—	Assented to.
120	101	General Law Amendment	Deputy Minister of Justice.	June 3	June 11, 12	June 13	—	June 17	—	—	Assented to.
121	—	Regulation of Monopolistic Conditions Amendment.	Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs.	June 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	Select Committee, June 5; Reported, June 13; Dropped, June 21.
122	97	Financial Relations Further Amendment.	Minister of the Interior.	June 5	June 11	June 12	—	June 13	—	—	Assented to.
123	98	Pension Laws Amendment	Minister of Social Welfare and Pensions.	June 5	June 11	June 12	—	June 13	—	—	Assented to.
124	—	Anatomical Donations and Post-Mortem Examinations.	Select Committee.	June 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dropped, June 21.
125	102	Finance	Minister of Finance.	June 9	June 11	June 12	—	June 13	—	—	Assented to.
126	105	Customs and Excise Amendment	Deputy Minister of Finance.	June 9	June 13, 16	June 17	—	June 18	—	—	Assented to.
127	103	Revenue Laws Amendment	Minister of Finance.	June 10	June 16	June 17	—	June 18	—	—	Assented to.
128	—	Limitation and Disclosure of Finance Charges Amendment.	Deputy Minister of Finance.	June 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dropped, June 21.
129	100	Pensions (Supplementary)	Minister of Social Welfare and Pensions.	June 17	June 18	June 18	—	June 18	—	—	Assented to.

RECAPITULATION.
Bills introduced		129
Bills passed and assented to	106
Bills dropped	14
Bills withdrawn	8
Bills suspended	1
		129

Select Committees, 1969.

(Fourth Session, Third Parliament)

S.C. 1A—’69	Public Accounts [First].
S.C. 1B—’69	Public Accounts [Second].
S.C. 2—’69	Railways and Harbours.
S.C. 3—’69	Subject of the Immorality Amendment Bill.
S.C. 4—’69	Subject of the Water Amendment Bill.
S.C. 5—’69	Subject of the Orange River Development Project Bill.
S.C. 6—’69	Subject of the Architects' Bill and Quantity Surveyors' Bill.
S.C. 7—’69	Subject of the Registration of Sectional Titles Bill.
S.C. 8—’69	Subject of the Formalities in Respect of Contracts of Sale of Land Bill.
S.C. 9—’69	Subject of the Family Maintenance Bill.
S.C. 10—’69	Subject of the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill.
S.C. 11—’69	Subject of the Anatomical Donations and Post-Mortem Examinations Bill.
—	Subject of the Regulation of Monopolistic Conditions Amendment Bill [Report Printed in Minutes of Proceedings, p. 705].
—	State-owned Land [Report printed in Minutes of Proceedings, p. 524].
—	Irrigation Matters [Report printed in Minutes of Proceedings, p. 684].
—	Bantu Affairs [Reports printed in Minutes of Proceedings: First Report, p. 196; Second Report, p. 615].
—	Pensions [Report printed in Minutes of Proceedings, p. 655].

ERRATA

Col. 52:

Line 20: For “1938”, read “1948”.
Lines 66-67: For “1948 to 1960, and from 1961 to 1968”, read “1966 to 1967, and from 1967 to 1968”.

Col. 111:

Line 13: For “Security Policy”, read “Security Police”.

Col. 401:

After line 6, insert “descendants in South Africa, but also to do his”.
After line 10, insert “Whites and the second is planned progress and”.
Line 15: For “high”, read “higher”.

Cols. 1044-1048:

For “nation” or “nations”, wherever they occur, read “people” or “peoples”, except in col. 1045, line 52, col. 1046, lines 54-63, and col. 1047, lines 19-20.

Col. 1046:

Lines 10,12,14,15 and 17: For “why”, read “wherein”.
Line 14: For “the people”, read “persons”.
Lines 58-59: For “their”, read “its”.
Line 62: For “those”, read “the”.

Col. 1047:

Line 20: For “national”, read “people”.
Line 22: For “English-speaking people”, read “English-speaking persons”.

Col. 1596:

After line 38, insert “(2) what amount was made available to each province during each year for (a) road and bridge construction and (b) road maintenance?”.

Col. 2810:

After line 55, insert “Clause 9:”.

Col. 3158:

After line 3, insert “10. Mr. G. N. OLDFIELD.—Withdrawn.”.

Col. 3299:

Line 48: For “my”, read “the”.

Col. 5195:

Line 3: For “Mr. J. J. WENTEL”, read “Mr. J. J. WENTZEL”.

Col. 5422:

Lines 14-15: For “They have no vocation at training schools”, read “They have no vocational training schools”.

Col. 6782:

Line 46: For “Durban (Point’s)”, read “Durban North’s”.

Col. 6835:

Line 9: For “in a little more detail. Soekor and the Superior”, read “Let us deal with each of these events”.

Col. 7246:

Line 33: For “plymecic”, read “polemic”.

Col. 7382:

Lines 8-9: For “I might just mention that the following are all Basters”, read “I might just mention that some of the following are Basters”.

Col. 7841:

Line 8: For “Income Tax Amendment Bill”, read “Income Tax Bill”.

Col. 8394:

Line 23: For “Population Registration Bill”, read “Population Registration Amendment Bill”.

members whose constituencies are connected with border areas where they stand in respect of the border areas. They are also in favour of the development of their areas, while others are opposing it. They are divided! [Time expired.]

Maj. J. E. LINDSAY:

Mr. Chairman, I am very pleased indeed to have the opportunity to follow on the hon. member for Florida, especially in connection with the question of border industries and border areas. I think it is very necessary that we should get clarity on this matter. Our opposition to the border industries has throughout since their announcement, been based on the major fact that the Government is establishing industries on the borders of areas which are going to become completely independent foreign states. Now, that is the first reason for our opposition to the border industries. The most vulnerable part of our economy will now be the outpost on our frontiers with foreign states. We are actually establishing them there.

*HON. MEMBERS:

Nonsense.

Maj. J. E. LINDSAY:

Have you ever seen anything like that? Then the hon. member comes along and he talks of the success of the border industries at the moment. When we asked why Hammarsdale and Rosslyn and these places were next to the developed areas, he said, “Of course we start with the easiest first, who wouldn’t?”. If we were in the Government, as we shall soon be we certainly would not tackle the easiest first; we would tackle the area which requires it most first. Not just the easiest, but the area which requires it most. Then, may I say that where some of us talk as I am going to talk about the development in the Eastern Cape, then I am not talking in favour of border industries for the purpose for which that hon. member is putting it there, but I am talking of it in relation to the definition given by the hon. member for Parktown, namely the decentralization of our industries. We agree with the decentralization of industries and we stand for it.

I want to return to the Eastern Cape sector. I hoped that I should be in the position to-day where I could also have thanked not only the Minister, but the Government for the wisdom of their decision to place the third Iscor on the Berlin Flats. However, I am disappointed and dismayed because the hon. the Minister has not been able to do so. Not only that, he does not even make an announcement of some other major project which possibly could go there. I therefore want to use this opportunity, because I feel that the time is at hand for this announcement, to make a final appeal for the placement of a major project preferably the third Iscor on the Berlin Flats. I do not want to discuss, nor do I want to repeat the arguments in favour of this matter, as I have stated them often enough, but I think the Government must surely be aware of the dire need for some such project in that area. I am not being parochial when I speak of this, because it affects my constituency. The problem which is building up in my constituency is one of the major problems of South Africa and it just so happens that it is building up in my constituency. There we have this problem of an under-developed homeland where we have the problem of unemployment which is aggravated by the repatriation policy of this Government. This policy is causing what the hon. member for Florida said is happening in Ireland. The Government is actually bringing that about in my constituency. What is more, according to to-day’s standards, even the White area is industrially backward and neglected. Therefore, I contend and I believe that the Government is building up a powder keg which, if it were not for the good nature of the people concerned, would have led and will certainly, unless something drastic is done by the Government, lead to a major explosion. We are faced with the problem of what can and what must be done. I know the hon. the Minister will get up and reply that the Government is doing its utmost. The Government cannot take an industrialist by the scruff of his neck and put him there, the Government is giving these border concessions and it has even extended its concessions considerably, as he announced in September last year. I agree, the concessions are liberal. I also agree that these concessions have created a measure of interest as we have never had before.

Dr. A. J. VISSER:

Are you in favour of it?

Maj. J. E. LINDSAY:

But of course I am and I have explained why. But with this interest alone we are only scratching the surface of the problem in that area. The basic difficulty with these concessions is that they apply equally to all the border areas. Because of the disadvantages in relation to markets and raw materials which apply specifically because of circumstances to the Ciskei and the Transkei, which in the main one can describe as geographic, industrialists, despite the concessions, rather go to another border area than to the Eastern Cape or, as we call it, the proper Border. We all know that we have the concession of 25 per cent rebate on harbour dues and other port charges. We know that it has made some difference.

Business interrupted in accordance with Standing Order No. 23.

House Resumed:

Progress reported.

The House adjourned at 6.30 p.m.

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