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might be desirable for the sub-committee to keep in touch with the China Universities Committee. Dr. LINDSAY, for the latter body, agreed.
It was finally agreed as follows:-
(i) The Committee supported Lord Lugard's memorandum generally. In view of the important commercial issues involved they felt that it was essential to improve the technical faculties of the University, especially engineering.
(ii) In particular, they hoped that the Secretary of State might find it possible at a later date to support an application for assistance from the Colonial Development Fund for buildings, and also that it might be possible to secure an allocation from the £200,000 at the disposal of the Universities China Committee for the benefit of Hong Kong University and Hong Kong students in the United Kingdom. They recognised, however, that no concrete proposals could be made pending the report of the deputation now in China, and the receipt of any recommendations thereon by the University authorities and the Hong Kong Government.
(iii) They agreed that, in dealing with the question of the supervision of Hong Kong students in this country, the sub-committee might appropriately keep in touch with the Universities China Committee.
Mr. Beale. Mr. Farrer, Dr. Lindsay, Mr. Sewell, and Professor Foothill then withdrew.
5. Biology and Education. (Compare 26th Minutes,* Item 5.)-A final report by the sub-committee appointed at the 21st Meeting (ride 21st Minutes, † Item 5) had been circulated to members (ACEC 27/31),
After a brief discussion, the Committee adopted the sub-committee's Report. 6. Other Business.-The CHAIRMAN asked Mr. Lacey if he would make a short statement regarding education in Nyasaland generally.
Mr. LACEY said that trade schools had now been established in Nyasaland for two or three years and were being successfully carried on at Livingstone and Blantyre. Both Bookbinders and metal-workers were successfully trained at these schools. skilled and unskilled labour was exported in large numbers from Nyasaland. Tangan- yika Territory and Northern Rhodesia were producing more and more artisans of this kind and Missionary Societies in Nyasaland had to consider the danger of producing too many trained artisans. The labour that went north was skilled labour and com- paratively small in number. Most of the unskilled labour preferred the south. The Nyasaland native was at a premium in Southern Rhodesia. It was important that he should be taught the importance of running his own country before he considered employment in other territories. A Native Affairs Department had recently been formed.
The native could easily live in his own country on small wages. For sixpence a week he could provide food for his wife and family. When the natives left Nyasaland they generally left their wives and families behind and this gave rise to serious diffi- culties. Nevertheless, the wives and families could not accompany the natives as the journey, which was a long one, had to be accomplished on foot. Most natives possessed a plot of land which was cultivated by the women and children and on which they relied if they lost their employment.
In reply to a question regarding the high rate of infant mortality, Mr. LACEY said that there was a maternity centre at the Jeanes School. Midwifery was taught, The attitude taken by the but there were only four trained African midwives. Missionary Societies was that a child of 12 years of age could not be given instruction The African child
in infant welfare work. Mr. Lacey did not agree with this. matured early and usually married at the age of 14 to 16. Pupils aged about 10 years old or even younger should be instructed in child welfare. Nothing could, how- ever, be done in this matter until the syllabus for girls, which was under discussion at present, had been settled.
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The next meeting of the Committee was fixed for Thursday, 19th November.
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