NATIVE AFFAIRS IN NATAL.
In a new Blue Book on native affairs in Natal there is a striking paragraph by Under-Secretary S. 0 Samuelson, who says :—The natives are tired of being dealt with piece-meal. They arc tired of the many and conflicting views as to their welfare. They are tired of the ever-changing and contradictory laws for their governance in the various States of South Africa. Beneath the surface variety of custom and tribal organisation I they are awara of the essential unity of social structure underlying nearly all the Bantu races south of the Zambesi. What is good in education or religion for one of those tribes they hdld to be good for all; what is best should become universal. They want the white men to address themselves to the native problem as a whole. It is now becoming more and more evident that it is tc the great Power beyond the sea that native eyes look for safety and justice in the larger issues, and for help to raise themselves. They feel that that Power has failed them at times, but they know also that it is the one most disinterested element in South African affairs, and that it is their friend.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9149, 23 July 1908, Page 4
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205NATIVE AFFAIRS IN NATAL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9149, 23 July 1908, Page 4
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