OUTPOSTS OF EMPIRE.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1921, Page 10

OUTPOSTS OF EMPIRE.

CONDITIONS IN RHODESIA. "It made one proud to journey through North-East' Rhodesia and see how well it is administered by 21 Englishmen, who often live, alone 100 miles from the next station,” remarked Mr. H. H. Ostler, in a lecture at Auckland the other evening. "There is not a single white soldier in. the territory, and only two companies of native troops, who are used mainly for ceremonial duties. The country, which was taken without a single fight, has been governed without any collisions with the native, whp have absolute respect for the officials and for Englishmen.” \ln Belgian Congo the natives hated and feared the Belgian officials,, but even there the Englishman was held in respect. Mr. Ostler madp some outspoken comments as to the manner in which the i former German territory in East Africa was governed, but in J’egard to North- ’ East Rhodesia he said it was a splendi’ illustration of the manner in which [the British nation had made itself rei specced in its governing of native races. One 01' the finest types of administrator he had met was a New Zealander, a brother of his partner, Mr. F. L. G. West, who was a district commissiner in lhe new territory at Dar-es-Salaam