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S E C R E T A R I A L R E P O R T .

I I . HOUSING & AMENITIES

■1) GROUP ARPAfi ..CT-

G-ouprii° r a otl^ t )i, ! S, ° f the Con^rers in opposition to the revi w L VQ , be®n *;*Jny during the period underrZZf , , '°^ t oi which ha; V- on the «*ll-ir-Cnnf^ Coiu3re?‘^ ? acld on the 5th and 6th \;Uy, 1V56.I h m ^ t W h attended by .-11 sections of the people -

leans, Indians, Coloureds und Europeans, - in all 191^ ^ n f C« t ^ PrJ SOntlne 68Tdi « * ^ n t organisations were* present at conference. l n addition to this the 13 Con *"e •••'

r a; drth! Christian Council of Churches were also' n f » k 6 nee represented in all approximately 84, 37 members. jx detailed summary of the type of 0 L - niSDtionc represented at Conference ir attached herewithv i4iin • 21 j .

(b) x-o; i n ( ' . _ Jecx: c : Conference passed three re solutions

(i ) Condemning*the Group -»reas «ct;

( i i ) Co?. lemnation of the Tomlinson Report;

( i i i ) Formation of Vigilance Committee.

( YlLlJ-tnco Commit tee: ^ provincial Vigilane.3 Committee. was formed immediately after

nee and is in the- process of planning out itsa c .i u t i c c . 1, number of area meetings for the purpose offorming area p.nd regional Vigilance Committeor will be h- ld coon* ■A,u

In tho zoning months th • nt ire Congress organisation must be geared to -ivc- the Vigilance Committee- every possible assistance in the carrying out of its work; and it Siflit to also n c s c a r y for congress machinery to b ; in readiness to assist our people in fighting against forced r movals under

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HOUS IirG:

There can be no doubt that the housing position in Ifatel has become acute aireetly as a result of the Group * r a « l e i .

thd S ^ nt haC bc'Cn Practit/ l U y at a standstill sincethe (ranting of temporary permits, (throe to five years; inar^ar predominantly owned and occupied by Indians.

— SSi#:uc: The proposed new housing scheme in We re bank is not mu King any progress; there s e-ms to be very little

i'1.L ^ ^Uf cf the Durban City Coufieil in providin.~in re bank; they appear to be rather bent on the

expropria ion of Indiah lend in this arfcaj in fact t M r is their primary aim. ’

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The Congress branch at Me*ob«- r,k ♦ocprt- rt in ' Cn,'"iU t ■ o i,Q1, - oficti.er w i u ; the >o**oivlina~tin., uonnittee liavu been opposing tho ex cp o n H - t^n ^ r Tl lands to far successfully. N P-iat-wn of Indian

— lry- r-d-: In terms of the Town Planning Commission plans

commercial s r ^ ^ u t a"*a r e ^ u l t ^ ? ^ ^ ^ " n Ind^ t r i a l and

representations made by the Clai-wood b- c^h 2 fP< W * ° n ****happy to report that a portion of C l * i r ~ o o d £ ^ r e s s we are

is now be in,* used for residential purposed U SaVod and

M j. tuzr:n:: Townclr^r: This privately owned township res

made that this will be amoL-t°the^f 1 ” 6° \ « ?rocilses wereHow, howevf ” -ince 11 th i ',-* I 2uVLl-, townrJlips for Indians, and a l a r V n u n b ^ . r J 1 : ' •? toWnclllP * * s -Idthere is a seM ou" 1- -v V hn1’* ^uve be«n erected ana occupied,

electric li^his no s a ^ t L ^ l 1" S iT1C U n i t i e s . Th .r ; are no

Transport i c poir; no'portal S r v I c o ^ J f r o ^ a* ™ e**-

“ 1 " in a 3C:-n-:.lous s t a t e i t £ U e o t " ' S S S T '. 1 ° ' **“lar. ,e numbe-T* of hnu^. «■- + i-.n- „ 0 Cl * •* fieri-- are a

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refuse or^no^lout^He^^eque^t°cf 'extension of the 1:1ains* It - v v ’'i t “ , ? S 1>or thGcomunal tap has be n i n s t a l l i -n to note that a

Which is in most c a ^ h u S ot J a r d f ^ L ^ 2 * * * ~ i-v- idencu - and these residents are a-ked to r v r,7r V~v ~TC+^ in advance for th* use- of the cor.-un T t r 7 ,, / u n o n t hopen only for three ^ i h ? URi th‘: IrX J “ Ll ■v-0*v anil lor a certain

I 1,4 only* buch is the state of a ffM — t v * cXiEtr in this township. “

Res.- rv..: r hi H r T--- c}-• in,*, < „ . _ rt+, . . . .----- — — -t~‘ ’ ~ -not A.;! township .vh i*e

Olt,v & 0tl™ In U " bu^ ” -t! ^ D o n P ” n* ? f°ity Council over fcaO plots hav-- >■ --n p,ih • • - - port 01 uheIn d ic t :d that these will go to the ^

-■HH-mieinte. e .tn . r , •

B a a n e f H a = 2 ' r iB5“ * £cen “o- fi^reble development in t M . ’

and development oo-jl! have“be'en f ^ i f T c t w ^ ®

rer ; . :h " l th? to deal w i S a p p l ^ riu'ons f L S r ^ ' l t

l n+Anit^niUf t not. be forgotten that the housing s-hci-o- are

pSll?y of .“ p u n h e i r aoe* } ertt'» !U > e 'b p v e n m ..f .

people ore compelled t o ’aoe'eit th l^ulSer^Su rJss!''" the Indlan

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CIVIC AAfENTTTES •

gogdp. L u t i n g Etc:

of Con€res6 branches have taken up the Question of lighting, roads sanitation e l * . , in their respective e ^ a s

oertai^ eomH%4 w ^ 11 has “ ° de some attempts to improve * conditions but on the whole, the Council does not seem

It f L aTM ?Ua to give consideration to the legitim aS demands

available o?nthAtePf yer;3’ ° n the Pretext tl'* t funds are not liable or that, in some cases, labour is not available

finlnciaievear6" e fte^ 0di t0i « consldered "within the next rinancial year. It is significant that finances, labour etcart; available when it cones to the development ancl the provisionof amenities in European areas even i f the amenities are not of*

S “ f S ! S nr 0 , . , . M° re ao the Clty Coun=11 d° os not find it difficult in providing amenities in new townships which e^e

$ !iS 8. J 9I 9i?pe,i frc* tlme for Europeans despite I Sfact that there w i n be no rates income to the proportion of Council expenditure on these new townships.

The intention of the City Council in providing basic d v i r amenities to J-ndians in the Indian areas could be ^aiu-ed from a reply the Clare Sstate Branch of the Congress received to its representations in the natter. The r e p l y r e a ^ ?nilr aiia;

QdvJ,se th: t i because of the topographical oitULtion of Llare Estate in relation to the rest of the tity it will inevitably be one of the last e^eus to receive full Municipul benefits, particularly in ^epard to the.provision of water-borne sewerage.

"This area will hsve to be separately sewered as sewerage ca mot gravitate into any existing system, o im la r ly , lie b itum«ni sing of roads is dependent on adequate iitoimwater control, which does not exist in Olero Estate, anl it will be a number o f ' years before main drains c m be extended into the area. The City Engineer'a Department lias mj*le every endeavour to improve these roaas where it has been possible to bitumenisc a section without introducing a comprehensive arainage scheme, but that Department is reluctant tc

- blacktop undrained reads in the Sydenham area as experience has shown 1hrt the prevalent clay sub-soil requires elfective drainage i f a rapid breakdown of the road is to be avoided."

*rom reports it would eppear that some 2 000 Indian residents cf the Duffs Foad "Indian Townshia"

would be allect3d when the Council's scheme to build African homvs is put into effect. >»hile ti:e Congress is not opposed to the nousing of Africans it is certainly opposed to the idea that la.id presently owned by Indiana should be expropriated for this purpose. y

The sinister policy of the Council has alwoys been to uproot one community to house another, we have for example the question of the Sparks Boad Extension, where Indians were uprooted to provide houses for the Coloureds.

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for l S S ^ J p 2 ttSlea2SrSffnCJ i L S ? U“ fi* ,ln 5° ttlnc on area priatlng an d p ro v lO lL S I . ? ® " J “ erlnS ltE v i s i o n to expro-

.l t h the Council'a a ^ r p o U o y V m a W ^ fL °U? if ln

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express its . t r S S i t ’ c S S . S t ^ n h U ^ S ^ 100 “ *

j a s a t y - . .

— ■W U 's Tr » ‘»pr-t.i Despite the introduction of . m e a n

Council Transport i« s t U l 'b ? ^ * ' Un? Conductors the

■ “ » « ? M transport T * U Z & .

i .-n.i, f.cUitjc-r.: The iemanJ for recreational facilities

premium. Congress has not -r dP o U , been alw^ys at e organise the people in 'th i* fM#»Td «lJr £erJ °us attempts to

better recreational fucilitiP- ' The inr^nf6 f? r m° Ve Gnd

Give some consideration to this M p e c t ^ S l r ^ l S t l S i S S ? 1

§torraater Jro in a ^ : O a i j^ t o tl» very poor storm water drainage

Housing Committee has to t-ke un are0s, thebank Brnnch, a nnnbe^ cf mc-c + conjunction with the Mere-

where houses « S r l & £ d T h a & » i * ^ tworth * *> °ob. area

■rcr-1:‘i ' viet-rln1! ? 3 ^ non'~ uroPean bus centre at

the Congress n o leneS has heenW™ w ^ entr' liBed ' Slnce «>enremov- 1 of the Wintertowr Walk reP ^ sent^tions for the

Tostint; Grounds in a d J u L n to « w « Str! et termini to theStr.et and for the provision of s h 'l f j j i "? terr‘} nus ut Victoria barriers. 1 lon 01 shelters, conveniences, crush

v e rlt? b L Wd « ? r ? ? a! a tJ e5 f " “ i 8. " 1! « « e t . This is e police patrol and no - system, no

of passengers aueue a t ^ p e e k ^ p e r i ? by buses* Thous( nls

buses trcvc-lling at terrific r a t e i L ? M UeV r£ brokGn by the- authorities T ’-,- n + ir r£r * ^ is being dona

the least concerned about tl i- mutter C*°pE n0t Seen to be ln representation to the Council ?8 madeis that the matter "is receiving attention!" ^ U° Ual r9ply

favour^of°convert i ng t h ^ T e s t ? ^ J h°f thQ Council was

terminus in S c S ^ ^ c i h: i S 8^ S nS r S ? ^ l h i ncS»SJLail“ ?lo,,al Victoria Street term inusw- a ^ h u L Congress since the

thefcTesting'g round*!1 l£ interest* d

0P?r a t e 1 ? :r n n% ^i“ f “ ??of o ^ \ L ^ % ^ s Z \ \ ^ ^ e > £shave bone to years and the trial period has now la^tod "

i^n o t^to review^thls

these°ternini? deslrous of Providing an? ame'nltils u f

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We have to reiterate our demand for the imniediate conversion of the Testing Ground into a bus terminus and pending this the inmeaiate provision of crush barriers and other amenities.

HEMOV.J. OF SQ.UnTTIi'RS M*>3KET: There is a move by the DurbenCity Council for the removal

of the Squatters’ Market. Conference should &ive this matter its carefu^ consideration.

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Ik? 5 OF nRGANTRAmrnv

1) 14 Trade Unions

e Federal Organisations (S.CTU 2 looal

2 ^^evolent Societies Committee/*

4 African National Conp-r'esq m ri » n^fess Branches

Temple Committee

3 So'cial Clubs

e ! “ d e l a t i o n s

emetry . Crematorium Association

2 O m en 's Organisations

10) 1 Sporting Club

I D 2 Co-ordinating Committees

Christian Council Cf Churches

3 Parents' Associations

14) 1 Debating Union

15) 1 Combined Pa*3peveT.,» . ,- P y e r " Association

j 1 v9* * m Society

1?) 2 Llberul p^ t y branches

1 Indian Association

l9 ) 2 Peace Committees

1 Agricultural Association

•2l j 1 Community Centre

22) 1 Study Circle

23 ) 4 Youth Leagues

“ > 13 Natal Indian CongBess Branches

1 Railway Passengers' Association

> 1 N a t i o n of social Clubs

2 ? ) 1 Boys Club

1 6tUdents’ B«P«sentatlve Council

1 Football Association

s °) 1 Physical Cultural Club

3 i > 1 Child Welfare Society

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I I I . LABOUR

The past year has teen marked ty fresh attacks on the righte and opportunities of the oppressed working people of 8outh Afrloa In order to prevent a further deterioration in the living con- dltlons of non-European workers it will be necessary to wage a determined struggle against the polloies of the South African 'jcvornment At the present moment the movement of the oppressed workers of South Africa for a totter life le developing a p a H

“ U ltan t lead given ty tho South African Cor.greee af Trade Unions and other fraternal organizations.

As a part of the national liberatory front of the cDDrsaaed groups in South Africa the Natal Indian Congress will always be

?nSU«nt0,S lly lt?0lf/ ltl? the druggie for I new and beU e£ ll?e for a^l the people of this country.

LEGISIATICN:

One of the most important weapons forged by the Nationalist Government for the emasculation of the struggles of the o o ^ a e s L

P° ? f ler th*D oountry 18 the Industrial Conciliation Act to U? i0? PariJ araont; this year. This Act Seeks??*•?« ?? ? ! vestiges of free Trade Unionism in SouthAfrica. It introduces vicious racialism as a compulsory basis for trade unionism in this country and seeks to destroy tho organisat­ional foundations of the workers' struggle for better working

T l the lold leaderQhlp of the South African Congressof ^ d e Union this Aot has been fought tooth and nail by all those who have remained true to the traditions of militant trade

cnlsm in South Africa. Had it not been for the deplorable aPaJtheld on the part of the South African Trade

B ill hn v&r r a c ia l is t s organizations thle Fascistr'lij. might never have become law.

^ T!?0^ ea+.?f *5? working people w ill continue to oppose with the determination the Industrial Conciliation Aot. Hie Indian workers, together with their African workers do not accept the p lnciples of racialism, exploitation and restriction of opportunities on which the policy ef tho ruling minority of thle

i th° P ° lltlcal organization which represents the broadest aspirations *f the Indian people of Natal the N I C

continue to oppose the Industrial Concllation Act and a il"© her measures which enchain the Indian working pecple There oan

n r o ^ a?U0f i Cn--Cf collatcrating in any way to implement £he provisions ior apartheid and baaskap in the trade unions We will

neither racial trade unions nor all-white executives for mixed unions. There oan be no compromise or^the principle cf wording class unity. By our participation/tho Congress cf the People our stand has been made clear. V7o snail net rest until the provisions of the Freedom Charter; "All who work shall be free to form trade unions, to elect their officers and to make wage agreements with their employers'' become the law of this land.

PREVIOUS CONFERENCE DECISIONS:

i-' work of the labour sub-committee of Congress washandicapped during tho year by the laok of adequate personnel iree to give attention to the numerous problems that arose fn m day to day. Much useful work was however done in close

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collaboration with tho local committee of 8 .A .6 .T .U . The training of promising trade unionists Is being pursued vigorous]v Three trade unions, Tea, Twine and General Workers were organised* In i,urban. In Pietermaritzburg much headway was made with the organisation of five trade unlonB.

In accordance with the decision of the last •onferenoe ltB resolutions were forwarded to the Minister of Labour. A reply was received along the following lines;

In reply to our demand that Africans bo Included in the provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act the Minister feels P S S n® 8 rounde exist which would J u s t ify an amendment of the5 ,c?ur8e» the racst need of the lowest paid sections

of the working class would hardly constitute sufficient grounds for action by a Nationalist minister. Only the representative of a state founded on the prlnolplos of the Freedom Charter would

recopilzo tho right and duty of all to work and to draw full unemployment benefits ."

,, ^ r®Ply to our demand that the accumulated surplus under the Unemployment Insurance A c t fce used to finance a pension scheme for the workers the Minister pointed out "that the present Act was designed solely as a measure to alleviate the effects of unemployment amongst certain categories of workers" and as regards the payment of pensions,"no move In that direction can be entertained at present . The Government is apparently determined to continue to deprive the majority cf the workers cf tills country ot their rights to social security and to utilize the accumulated Unemployment Fund, which now stands at about £o5 million, not for the benefit of those who contributed towards it , but lor Its own nefarious purposes. We should continue to work along the lines advocated by tho previous conference decision until a change in this situation is brought about.

In reply to our representations regarding Cost of Livint?Allowances the Minister informed us that "further increases arenot contemplated at present". In order to prevent a furtherdeterioration in the living conditions of the majority of curpeople we must demand an Immediate rise In COLA commensuratewith the Increase in the real cost of living. We must alsopress for the consolidation of present COLA into the basic wageand for a forty hour working week, a national minimum -wage.paidannual leave and oick leave for all workers, and maternity leaveon full pay for all working mothers as envisaged by tho Freedom Charter.

The la3t conference Instructed the executive to negotiate with various employers’ organisations in connection with the growing unemployment in the Indian community. This matter was discussed by the executive as well as by the labour sub-committee, and toth bodies felt that no useful purpose would be served by such an approach. It was felt that the causes of unemployment In the Indian community lay much too deep to be affected by this typo of action. The best road to the solution of tho problem would 6oem tc^lle In the organization cf the unemployed people themselves. In view of its tremendous Importance to the community It Is necessary to deal with the problem cf unemployment In greater detail. '

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UNEMPLOYMENT;

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misery to many mdiaA S ^ s I n t h i s c U v “P J H , * , 1® 8 ^ ouSht

c c f n u S y . ^ a p?otlra8to £ h l ° f 3ten° ” o f ’ larSe ^c llo n e of ^ dev.to *°

TnHia IZ 18 ^ 0Geseary f or ub to reallso that tho pro!lam nr

tor In dlan^ar^n o t^d ifr^cu it^tc iia^rl0t e'2,pl''y"13r!t opportunities

8k‘n i e a aopofipaWonet0 t t f J e s S t l e T d ! ^ t r a ln ln /ln the®highly

country as * % o l ? h o % a s e r i o u s V ^ ^ T ,£ ? i ? , !?t-*?114 th®

s s s j s .‘ s . s s ^ i s s * ? ? » S L r r - r - ur-

S a r t ^ , ' * S « m« ; S 4a? »>»»<>&»■ Of t h V & a*1Va

the principles * lth *<lual Tfieee are

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^ S S S E B m ' H S ' S ^ s ® " *

S 5 S i \ - 5 ^ b ;the programme of the Freedom Chapter ' ^ D u ^ l n t /a f .- “ J0? whon

opened M i , ' ^ • * “ « » « » 2 S M c ^ ? ^ 5 ^ S * fc.

for i J L H o ^ e r s a ^ e ^ ^ r e e J f a ^ L ^ 0^ ^ ^ t u n n i e s

K s - s ^ s E a i H —

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affects m L S i P S J de?ltb°r™?„tJ;a1?nPl0^ nt ■iO-tlon as It

^ g S S t K ^ x S i l V L " 11 r P?-P? ^ g 10L l Umeu°n?8S l 80Uthho ltxee tc limit the employment of Indiana. This policy haa led

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Jhufi P2 f ? ‘! , ? iV?Q?!t; ? 0Xmtl0n i n eraPlo^ t opportunities.Thus while In 1910 there were 6000 Indian railway workers.

J^l> 1955 there were only 627; there were 4000 Indianmunicipal workers In Durban In 1938 but the figure has no.

persistently1? ^ a ^ i- 2000*! Ih? Natal provlnclal Administration wn-rf tjjjtly refuses to employ Indian labour on administrative work. It is clear that the restriction of Indian employment Is closely linked with the whole rotten structure of South African government, based as it Is on tho denial of democracy and

— jj1-] iae Indian c itizen 's right to grvernment employmentwill not be securely established until the words of the Freedom Charter Locome the law of the land: "All people shaLLl be entitle! to take part in the administration of the country?" te entltle*

It would be a serious error to disregard the fact that

unon-r 10}rmept ie a direct outcome of the preBBnt unsatls faotory eocnomlc basis of South African t +- unsatis-

8F ef!8“d that South Africin racialism 'ls ^ltlm a te ’ y linked to the fact that the majority of the people have little

7 ^ nCof w fh8 WOalth,of thG country. It is estimated that 70% oi the Indian community in Durban is llvlncr bplr®poverty line . This le tho direct result of ^ o f o n o m ? * svster based on the exploitation of man by man- a s-ntnr. 0y0temnot In fee interests cf the pocpie Z .T i h S l J 'f c J t f c f ’i S

r ^ ? minority. Such a system thrives on the expViltTtlon of the cheapest and most docile types cf labour t? Snnait?

their stand^5deof1TLl8i ° n8barf0nS th* workinG masses "and ‘to depress the living below an already Intolerable minimum Ifthe signs of an approaching world recession gather momentum in the coming year, the working people cf South 2??? * tspared further miseries and akorifioSe. 1 n0t be

r ar.4- L‘r a ProooB8 hard and consistent strucKle on thepa t of all the oppressed people of this country will a furdanen, tax change in our way of life come about. The perspective

l n 'S a 'f t S l t o S Jtorter?U ° r '’ ° ° n0ral° l l f ° ara 0learly

" a n r « PvBio mineral wealth toneath tho sell, toe Banks andmonopoly Industry shall be transferred to the ownership ci the people as whole; ownersrup

a e s 'sth?h»l^ !i‘le1;; 7, “ n‘l ' raLia 8ha11 t0 controlled to assist the well-being of tho people*

« s s , S « B r s * ' W s - , s

m Wp i bQ an imP °rtant task of the labour sub-conritteee conung year to co-ordinate the campaign for better*

mployment laolllties, The holding of appropriate meetl^ire ard the dissemination of publicity material and various othfr

forme of action should te considers In this connec?lo£

Hie state of affairs which existed in the past vaar wit-v. respect to the work cf the labour sub-committee must not be allowed to rscur, it 1 . to be hoped that durlnr ?he Mmlnl

! rs of the sub-committee w ill te freed from other

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In ccnolusion, It must te stressed that our fight fnr

f n r r * e?pJ?yment facilities and improved living conditions

,? u °ple mu0t te Ptr0UQd In the closest co-operation with cur fraternal organisations in the Congress movement. nie militant workers of a ll racial groups united

Dfirnia I Af l0^n Conereea c* Trade UnionB, the Africanjm e r the leadership of the African National Congress

th«i5 ^ mSCrt ti0 f ur°P eans ln the Congress of Democrats w Uh their united a toggle wiH fu lfil the words cf the Charter.

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Primary Education-

children l S ' S S i l ^ t h F S . S ' for Indla“ our people In the field of education W ff hSS conrr° nted

of°thls S ? o \ f° 7 £ e r I S . V £ 2J o l^ io nor this problem Is becoming rnoT*e snd mor*p ri) f*ff <m . h • ion

ceoTM r slne anxiety t K S i s s an

^ d U e ^ X T c o J S r o n t s o u r ^ o p l V l V f h e ^ M I ? * ? ° f , n0tJ s P“ rt of the greater d llem a that L « e South I m c a t o - ^ 0"

nation^ t> thl d iiemma of segregation or apartheid and discrlmi nation. The freedom charter declared "Education -h-ai bPcompulsory, universal and equal for all children" ’

"Higher Education and technical training shall be evened

of merltf m0UnS ° f State allowances awarded on the basis

"pluru "illitGraCy Sh211 bC 6nded by Q nuss state © ^cation

We stand four square behind the Freedom Cha^ta^ and nled-P to work towards the realisation of the ideals contained therein We must press resolutely for the implementation of this roa1 and

lltles o f o u r * people 1?°

\ .Statistics show that more tnan 8 ,000 children could nnt

B H , r . C? r da^ ° ? t, M o yeei'- 71112 fi^ re 1 s considerably sm lie . than that for previous years mainly because of theincrease in the number of private snd Goverhnent Platoon Schools.

tQ-° -n SchoolG: There are at present nine thousand pupils \ ^ (which is more than 16$ of crimarv srhnni

Afte?nnnn09n?n ^ latoon Schools* The system of'flctoon or Afternoon Schools was introduced in 1952 as an emergencymeasure. It was not intended to be an experiment, "end at no

t i“ u5ar « S i r l00K * l i f i f t <7 8t: m- Xt C3n never be acceptable u 1 A ? eople. Whilst it is true that Platoon Schools hav«n ® ™ A n + !pln£ our children away from the streets and

the P la t a n sJh, T°m e?din? up QE delinquents and social misfits, tne Platoon School system has nothing to commend it . In fact

Joorn h v f ^ r f y 3erlOUSt shortconln?s In this syStem whlJS £ « too ob\ious to enumerate here and we must for ever be vigilant against *he expansion of this system. By S u g S S i n S c e r t a if

cS^e indAri ih rOVernentS SU° h 3S» th6t a11 ^ lato°n Schools* should «?? “ ma ®upe:v is io n es Government Schools and thatall teachers salaries should be paid by the Education

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Department, it must not be taken to neon that we support the Platoon School System. There is the danger that the Education Department may take the line of least resistance and accelerate the expansion of this system and not shoulder its responsibility of building more and more Government Schools. The Platoon School system must never be ellowed tg be conc a permanent feature of Indian Education like the overnment M d ed Schools has become.

Indian Education Committee:

During the year under review the Representatives of the °x>ngress played an active part on the Indian Education Committee.

The operation of tne Group *reas -*ct. had been causing con­siderable delay in the grant in,* of per its for the building of Government Aided Schools in presently predominantly Indian ar*-as. deputation of the Indian Education Committee net the Natal Committee of the Land Tenure advisory Board bn the 2nd September, 1955 to discuss this question. On the 13th October, 1955 a Tripartite Meeting of the Education Department, the L a n d

Tenure judvisory Board and the Indian Education Committee was held and us 'a result of this mdetin^ an assurance was ;iven by th^ - and Tenure advisory board that la future favourable consideration w ill be riven to applications for permits for schools.

Pepresentations were made by the Indian Euu'ation Committee to the Education Department on several matters the mare inpcrt ant be i ng : -

(i ) The building of Government School? at pressure points such as Sydonhr • , Clare Estata , Clairwood, Cato l-uncr and Pietermaritzburg and Durban Central.

( i i ) The building of additional class rooms aT existing Government Indian schools.

( i i i ) The securing cf increased building and equipment Grant to Governnent-^ided Indian Schools from 50 a to 70$.

(iv) T ie expansion of teacher training facilities at the Springfield Training College.

(v) The release of Government buildings lor PlatoonSchools ami a closer supervision by the Education Department of all Platoon Schools.

The Second Conference of the Education Committee was he­at Durban on the lath and loth October, 1955, where the work of the Committee since its inception was brou‘lit under rovie By a resolution of this Conference Indian Education Committ*e became a Standing Committee with powers to co-opt. new member The incoming Committee was empowered to implement the resolv of this Conference and to report progress at the next Cpnfer to be. held not later than the 31st October, 1956.

Beligious E ducatio n /...

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Rellftious Education: In pursuance of e Resolution on ReligiousEducation piipced by the last Provincial

Conference of the Natal Indiai Congress a deputation interviewed the Education Department and a Memorandum was submitted on the 8th June, 1955. The Deputation placed Congress's views on this subject clearly before the 4»dnini£trator-in-Executi ve . The Provincial Executive Department has however accented the principle of introducing Religious Education in Indian Schools and an Ord.inonoohas already be6n promulgated whereby Schools desirous of introducing Religious Education must make an application to the Department for its permission. This subject must be taught in either English or «frika>;ns and it is intended to allow the teaching of religion free of all dogma. The situation calls for vigilance on our part Bnd any attempt to divide our community on Religious grounds must be vigorously opposed.

Secondary Education: It is pier.sing to note that the problemof Secondary Education in ^urban has

been solved, for the time being at any rate by the opening cf the Clairwood high School, at the beginning of this year. Both Sastri College and Clairwood High School are alrealy carrying their full complement of students and it is already evident that this problem will again rear its he:..d within the next two or three years unless pluns are made now for another H iL;h School

in iAirban.

Conrress hir.h School: At the be,inning of this y -ar there wereapproximately 40 students from the Congress

High School who were not admitted eititer at Sastri College or the Clairwood Hifth School. Congress icted immediately and after an interview with the Principal of the Clairwood Hi h School sent an urgent deputation to the Chief Inspector of Indian Schools.We ere pleased to report that as a recult of our deputation provision was made for these students at. Sastri Co lie; a from the beginning of the -^pril ten-:.

Fro the past eight years Congress High School has rendered invaluable service to the community. The excellent work done at the Congress High School was in no small measure due to the tireless, energy, sacrifice and generosity of its Principal, Mr. M .B, Naidoo. To him and the gallant band of teachers who worked with hir ~ nu g: ve of their ot wo say "Thank you.” The Congress **i ;h School is not functioning this year and we sincerely hope that there will be nc need for it

in the future . (

Technics 1 Education: Deputation from Congress interviewedthe Principal cf !£.L, fcult-.n Technic 1

College on the 19th May, -1956 withregerd to a report received by us to the effect that African students were n o t allowed to attend classes in the New buildings which had just beer: comple­ted. In the interests cf good race relation? vk. felt that this matter should be cleared. We were informed that as a result of the Bantu Education «ct it was illegal to admit African students to Pre-matric classes but t.hct there were nc objections to their being admitted to the Diploma or Post Matric classes.The Principal further informed us that he had been asked by Inspectors* to maintain the status quo with regard to the admission of African students until further advice from the Department of Education, ~rts and Science. This in effect

means that «.fricuiy.........44

. tv,Qt African students though allowed to attend Teohniccl to the pre-matrlo stares at Sastrt Colleee, are

precluded from attending classes at the new building.

w<~ pri'i^dpr the position to be most unsatisfactory an- -re of the^opinion that the Council of th , M .L . Sultan Technical „ V o uld cdcDt en uncompromising attitude on this iv-sueCollate ^o u ld oa°px en un obstacles confronting the

1s »sBur9d of oar maximum support and oo-op©r-.i-n 1 . titj fdopt wtat'w , eenrtoer to W the correct attitude In

this matter. -- -

University Education:

Science C s u r ^ j :

non-European students. In the ccminb y^-

vit^orouely pursued.

tt i„flrc(fV oartheid* Respite the recommendations of tha, ynl/er^i ^par A -L-- IIolloway Commission the Government is

bent on enforcing “ ?” ^ e l d In the ^ v e r a l t l e ^ ^ r e

principle of ^ca4crJ-n;r.-j Inter-uepartoantal Conir.ittee

The Oovownent hss f J “ f ^ U t o lL lem . ntatlo^i cf Its policy. to drew up pl.-n~ - pf Vttwr tfcrsrand and Gape I f this happens then the u" l . ^ a l t l e s c f » l - w ^ '‘ oppose4 Town will be closed to non-t iroj%in -vU. nts. „ u * r t th8 to Government Interference in the Internal a toi lU --ratio ^

Unlvcreltiec. 0onS ? 8fa °in t< *W « S n lw rsitleV , ond cake oc imon

« i a f w n h 0?ho larse boay of prcrreeelve opinion to he found in

the Universities and outride the Universities.

P c q a l * , S S S K t ^ J S J e f S o o ^ o r ^ f g

•a * - -a r\r e; «M*t outclpaT’ly and unambigoiitl J m policy on Education is set m - y circulated to allPamphlet• Copies of these pamphlets . * a on the wholeEducational Institutions and ^ n ^ « -rt nv x- an j .

it ie pleeslne to^note that the Pamphlet d ^ other

the community. P“ « U c e “ f * x ? < £ U - exJrtltant

things, to, “ e n^ ™ ? .i L ction of oar Community as n pre-requisite fees from tta poorest section or^o gchoolt. Once a«eln

to the cumission of * fT, r Doyin£ these fees and wewe appeal to to embark cn fund-raising ca»peign«L,impress on s c h o o l - c o t a m i t t c e t a x those unfortunate ones f^Srn those who have, rather than tax those unxuwho car. ill-afford the bare necessities of l ife .

(c)

r i r > ) y - r

« hr\r rrrvn jlT COKFSBRlfcW OF /

s s r a s * « £ & » « “ « w on , J s??I<D, ^.RD AKD ?^Th JU M .19?6| — » ^

y.r exure.± . - WjRI- F Indian

This 9th Annual a u c tio n t h ^ ^ V a 'u e aflvat.,

^ . s r u s & a 5 ° S v - I g a tj s ^ £ S . -“ sultlnf. 11. a \ 1? f * ? 1? g0u S a ,4 c ; . l « r-r * « : = « « «

" Of . « * fore*. , « h -a lso w< ! • < jr. • b

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b l a s t i n g • ''■ It u- vitally neoeseary.-

the atom and hydrogen 'omta b ’ • s( and all nuclear energy harnessed f . f <=‘ J1

* f mankind; , . v subjugation be

(*) That lmr-r'.allst domination * huIMin reeouroee■ ended t h r o u g h o u t the world so that « fe,manlty;

could be releaped for the u r n

That the United ^ ^ J ^ e r m t l o n a l 'Declaration of HumanIts Charter and the be BT>eedlly admitted

M rightful place In this world assembly;

( i > y$d ir - Rt ^ r »

dignity restored everywhere.

cio^th African Government to

suooort a '% S S T $ s t a n c e and the outlawing of war

and atomic weapons.

Annexure 2 - BANDUNG CONF^RKNCB:

This Conference acclaims ^ ^ ^ T i n whloh^the free Btates BandunK in April last year , a conf®r ; ^ L ther for the Duroose of

S r i r : —and racial discrim ination .

„ BnndunK declarations tnis

C o n f e r e n c e 8 acclaims S e V r ^ L t l - c o l o n l a l unairga particularly

lr; the continents of Asia and Africa.

7 TW'T’T’F \ATIONAL CULTURAL Al'iD SPORTING Anne*ure 3 - y ^ T r . g s n . T T H aprica,-------- -

This Conference takes note of ^ e 4^ ^ l ° ™ t l n g ^ n o from

w a s x a w n M w a w u ? » -

segre * at ion.

t -S S ^ lK fS S F s ’ - ® 5 8 *among the democratic nations

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The abhorrence with which the world looks at apartheid and segregation has been clearly demonstrated by the United Nations perslstent condemnation of racial discrlmination in South Africa since that world forum's Inception in 19^6.

Thin Conference welcomes the world wld suroort we have received against racial dijcrimlnation, n^t only In the political fit Id but Uso in the cultural and th snorting fit Ids.

In particular Cor f-’r-'nce welcomes

(a) The decision of th • International Table Tennis Union d isaffiliating the whites only South African Table Tennis Union and giving full recognition to its counterpart which has an open door nolle;/;

(b) The d clslon of the British Musicians' Union not to permit Its me mb -rs to nerform in South /tf^ioa befor- segregated audiences;

(c) It welcomes tha stand taken by non-discrlmlnatory South African sporting and cultural bodies in their fight for the total removal of colour bar and race dlscrlml nation.

Conference calls upon all International snorting and cultural bodies to disaffiliate any organisation claiming to represent South Africa, if such an organisation its statutes or in practice upholds racial discrimination any form, and in particular conference calls upon F .I .F .A . (The Federation International of Football Associations) to disaffiliate the 'whites only' South African Football association and to give full recognition to the S .k .Soccnr Federation whose oolicy Is an ODer. door one.

iinnexure U - QV5H SSAS PUBLICITY:

This Conference directs the South African Indian Congress to take all necessary steps in conjunction with the African National Congress, S .A . Congress of Democrats, S .A . Coloured Peoples Organisation and S .A . Congress of Trade Unions to organise on a sound basis an overseas propaganda and publicity bureau for overseas, bearing In mind the necessity of appointing representatives overseas.

Conference is of the opinion that It is vitally necessary that delegates to the United Nations and the world at large should hav<" factual and authentic Information on the devastating effects of the policy of racial oppression on the people of the Union.

Annexure 5 - OFPOSTTTPII TO APARTHEID;

This Conference vehemently condemns the policy of segregation ar.d apartheid which is leading South Africa to chaos arid disaster.

The Nationalist Party has since Its advent to power in 19^8 made serious Inroads on the liberty of the individual. The last session of Parliament has seen further steps being taken by the OoVerj-itrent of Mr. Strydor tow rds the creation of a 'fu ll fledged poll '-a state in the Uni cm.

the Prohibition of l; * A rRl iVe of the policy of ai>arth^l . Afrt0a tn, ruthless o^resolve m ture ° ^ irQvem t>eot,le of Sout.

Conference reltera ■ herrenvolk policies o f 1 heare totally opposed m n n ^ thft white e le c t o r . * o ^ th>>

Government ftrid } e f ' hnt Freedom le lr.dlvisiV , lude

^ ^ i S v s ^ h { n L : whit; : ^ * — w i n

tn t-he establishment ot *

Measures like the ®r41<JtB Aot hnve exposed further

to thbe freedom for none.

A.r»-. *xure ■ - -i v^tal Indian Congress

i’v is 9th nnnual Cox.f<-r no- of tn;; ^ r.,;.doic Chnrter adnrted

o l ^ s i t e on -T,n ^

by the peorie 01 buuwi

195!)' hrMies the hores and aBPiretione ot^The Freedom Charter ens ^ ^ cratlc ^ aplee r.^t - -

th? South iifrlcan • ° ^ g * t h e Union a free country.hi f toric task of making ™ concress

ft<ich and every Congressman -nd Con _

women throu ghout the Province to tak^the ^ e r S u e n W C o n g e r

lnt0 « « w e ;in N.’ ^ h e r a n c e of the elms and ohj-emust be aimed at wi-

Freedom Charter. branches to vwrk

Conference oalle uoon its " “ ^ I m f a n C l o n a l

z g z p s t s k H S h i w - - v i ; % f s ^ f ^African Congress oi i*“ ntB for propagating

Coloured and ^ ™ e a n -canp a l s U ^ r2 ^ oUt * — *'Cbarter I n 3 1 ^ rganl.sea_v«-

-pnTTp kREAS ACT:Annexure 7 - ---- decision taken

This Conference n c t e s ^ l t h ^ a t ^ a the °roun A ^ s s A=t he^

H Durha^under the^nj sel ce s of the Natal Indian

5 th and 6th Way ,195 • branches to work

5 i T 5 ? J S S S ut toe Provino ^ ^

r w s s s s - t .every step o . eg a serious warning " _ *-he part of any authorities* Xt * wlll not tolerate any no\_ ke thethe Indian n eo p l=^«^i n for the Indian comnunlty^t ^

pe rson claiming'to B qs the submitting ot

Act ™ r\ * V w < £ c the Group Areas Board.zoning vl'MB motives behind the

«o ■fuTLv aware o. the r • - »ra, f Development?0f o f t o e Group Vrenr, Act and the Group * r . •

enactment- oi

* - u .

M l «r ^W ? A ? g«Sree®“ “ e^ r ko™-ni?UCV as K r- Theo O e ^ n o r .H K

« s r “ ots w n i « « i t i„ the ‘o o o ^ i 1: a™ 1t5Botrt? b ,,T S r r ‘iat

th« Indian people are^SouMTIfrtcTn' ei't? ? * nt 1, t* oum' ’!n'J that as much n right to et^v i» tk ‘r « c lt l --r.s nr.ci thRt th<>v hav

M that measures A V ' KeBrrf ori-.chlPvc th-lr Gbi-ctr. UT) r’'ns * ct w in ^ i i --o

Ar.noxure 9 _ Cr,.i.,;.is^i'XQ!<t

fully oniore*vatho°erltlcl *irod‘® U tte o ^ 1

dealln,- with th- quoptlon of urg-Kisntion? " rP 0Petar’, , »

E n fo r c e - realising the urgency of the proMea:-

l * m S ^ < £ & « K S t ; f t o ° ? h ^ r -0™ ' tt" ' ’ to « lrein the General Secretary' . 0H4e

sneclal general meeting to consider' the following:

t>rovidi^g re^uia? '1 '

*T ,', bra“ h me e « ? g s ? 0tUrer6 ° n ^mPor*tant topics for

--- - 'fb> meetings $e “ “ ^ n e d to attend

disciplinary action b fta ^e n h y ^ h e ^ e l u ^ ^ e ™ 0’’1^ 5

„ , .Ts.!r:sn;W K2S.'’ * , ^ t " th™sn°S l a i s e ^ f the the ^ ffeQtlve l E l S S S t t S ? * *

V /•,« , M . leer be appointed? tl0n * ^ U ^ e ^ a l d .

U ) new meBbers

(e) Tre?e'irer? t e l l hiye without delay le v y ' iO rde prepared for the Issue to all o o n m tuto rl

(f)thS

' colleotfnir : f ~ f Jcp 'E: 1 he responsible for

,nd forwa^Iing seme “to the

<h’ C o n t r i b u t o r , be

2 . Calls on a n Branches of the Natal Indian Congress to:-

U> % & ? * * * * ’ oosGlble on a f . , e i 4* te of each

(b) Make meetings of the Branches mor* Interesting by regularly:

(I ) holding political discussions with guesi speakers wherever possible.

( I I ) CQiiiiUQting business in an organiued .r.d efficient manlier. This the Branch Executive can insure by meeting before hand to prepare the agenda 1 presenting proper reports on activities.

(il l ) having literature available for sale to branch members.

(c) Organise practical work such as calling local hous : i. ' public meetings, collecting signatures for petltians, selling literature, collecting ionatlons and levies, assisting ln the distribution of leaflets , following ur visits to Inactive members, and obtaining sign^tu’-es for th<= Freedom Charter,

(d) Hold regular weekly political classes ar.i ma' - use of speakers’ notes provided by the Executive Conmlt'ee and lr.vlte the participation of the members of th< ether units of the Congress movement, i .e . ANC ,CG~ ,SAO.-’ ) \ni SACTU.

(e) Organise socials (including plcfclcs and sporting evei .a) so as to :

(a) raise funds (b) enable members to get to know each other socially and (c) Interest non-members ln the 3ranch ( f ) pay particular attention to drawing ln women into these activities, both to stimulate tnelr participation in Congress affairs and to establish Women's Groups within each Branch.

Annexure 9 - CONGRESS CONSTITUTION:

This Conference of the Natal Indian Congress Is mindful of the faot that the Constitution of the Congress contains a number of clauses which ln the political conditions that exists needs to be .amended.

Conference therefore, Instructs the incoming Executive Committee

(1) To appoint a sub-committee to go through the constitution with a view to submitting the amendments to the 10th Provincial Conference ofthe NIC;

(2) To circulate such amendments to all branches of the Congress with the object of receiving the comments and amendments of branch committees and members, and on receipt of such amendments to finally draft and circulate all amendments of the Constitution to all Branches for their further consideration before submitting same tothe next Provincial Conference of the Natal Indian Congress.

(3) To implement within 3 months from date the above recommendations so that such amendments could be given full and careful consideration by all Branches.

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Annexure 10 - ^- AI T'.L-IA:. C ,- .W S 3:

This 9th Provincial Conference of the I .a tn ^Ij^lar 'o n .r ^ ,.

notes w ith satisfaction *i»t the ..atal Irdlai.^-ou .n .... ..

now reorganised itself on a auch stro>.per .o. ^ n g ^ a ; , already there are Indications that the . u h or .. rvss . * e to play a vital role in the strug,-l» rot ,lbet .tion i .........

country.

A n over the world, and more part leu"' jrly in tr e ^ >n‘ 3-

and Beni-colonial countries th- Youth are notivejy In the struggles being waged In tr.eli rt r ^many of these s t r u t s the youth arc , v / ’ a - n ^ a . . . . . .

and this Conference Is c-ulder.t v ; - ‘,L il\ ri ,, ,Cor rre qr w' 11 also rlav Its right ioj . .n lronlercent the demands Ue.bc ilea in the ■ r edon o n ar .er .

Conference requer s th: • : reg-alar •'il?V, *h“ S ^ l l r W ' executive Cunmlttc-s of the :.ITC and the ..I- be he.d to uis us.

matters of common Interest.

Annexure 11 - n ^ T S A T I O N OF ItfOKBfc.:

Despite the fact that there are some women delegates pr--sent

at this Conference, this 9th Provincial Conference notes.

m That the Natal Indian Congress still lags far behind(1) Its sister organisation, the African ^ m l Congress^^

and other progressive bodies In ^ s p e c t ? ( ‘rarikB small number of active women members In Its ranks.

I?) That Indian women have s h o w tremendous cowers of devotion and enSurance In the Passive Resistance Campaign of 19*6

• and the Defiance Campaign of 1952.

(3) That the Indian wonen constitute a reserve for political

energy at present lying dormant.

Conference therefore Instructs the Incoming Executive

C o m m i t t e e t o ;

(a) Give Its Immediate and energetic attention to drawing In women Into the political activities of the Congress by establishing women's groups within each branch of

Congress; and■j

CM to constitute the women delegates present at thisconference into a sub-committee of the Congress Executive so that the Executive could, whenever necessary, discuss

ways and means of Implementing section thl sresolution, Jointly with such a ax b-comml ttee.

Annexure 12 - rT. oC ATI ON :

This Conference rccards the fact that the Natal Provincial

birthright of education.

3This Confereiice demands that th^ Natal Provincial

Administration provides free and compulsory education 1 ” .r U a r

children.

Conference expresses Its appreciation to Mr V. . the Principal and his staff of the Congress High School whl has filled with distinction the gap for over eight years .< •secondary school facilities for « tudents in --urban, who wen unable to gain admission to Sastrl College.

Whilst C o n f e r e n c e recognises that over nine thousand children have been a c c o m m o d a t e d In platoon schools, It ca^is u n o n t h e D e p a r t m e n t t o take steps to bring this school population and its teachers Immediately Into the normal prls ..

sohool system.

Conference o o n d ™ the practice of private pohool committee*

c o l l e c t i n g a d m l P P l o n f e e ? fro m p a r e n t s w h “ r “ e r a r t e J r t in nid^d and private platoon schools and calls upon the utpa. ^ not to be a party to such a practice wnlch naturally imposes a

burderj upon the poorer sections of the community.

Annexure 13 - RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN GOVERNMENT 1 A.TDRD INDIAN SCHOOLS: -------

This 9th Annual Provincial Conference of the Natal Indian

Congress notes that the Natal Provincial atnntwi thRtandln* protests from Congress, acceded to the reques L for religious instruction In Government-aided Indian schools ma^- by oertaln oommunal organisations, and condemns the ac lor.

authorities.

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Annexure 14 - S . A . I N D I A N O R G A N I S A T I O N ^

C o n g r e s f r e s o ^ H S t ^

C ^ g ^ s e ^ b y ^ n ^ v e r w h e lm ln ^ n ia jo r lt y ^ o t e of t h ^ n S a n people

of Natal in 19^5, have done great harm to the InterestB__of_th

Indian people.

---- Thle"~Conferenoe further repolvep that this group masquerading, ‘ *.hP auhe of the South Afrloan Indian

In Sre sts of the Indian people.

This Conference instructs Congress members to expose the

S .A . I .O ’ s damaging role.

Annexure 15 - LA3QUR:

This 9th Annual Provincial Conference of the Natal Indian

Congrepp a « °c o n « n o e d ttiafthlP legislationParliament luring thlR year e ar ^ en„ lfl„m ent of the

^ „f non-v»hlte workert. b p a repcrvolr of cheap labour divided

on raolal and^unaoonomlo bap 1 p In keeping with the , l » of

apartheid.

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Afrloar.°?ongre°o o p T r n ! ' f i i f j 01? T f takerl the S°u«> Interests aful urge* u r , 1" / ' ' ' " of w“ >-klng clap*

organisation and p t r e ^ g t h e n l n A ^ S M r o 'L thr ' el ” r to thew a l l nation or the r o l U S ^ l “ S ! o’ ? thS F r l e S l ^ r .

TH^RE *pHALL BE WORK AftD SECURITY.

" All who work <* nil be frp,-> tr> r->v~, *. 3 elect their o fficer , and o unions, totheir employer,; roake wa«e agreement* with

uJewoJkte«nJa3L1 r C° ^ lpe tht' rl^ht and duty of all , and to draw full unemployment benefit**;

'eq£airwork'Tn ^ ^ ° h911 r -0,51Ve e(,Ual for

"labour 1B haii'be0aboiiflhel^*U r ' “ “ * * ■ * * * » an4 « n t r ,o t

any move in the%radePuriion° ln mlxe^ Trade Unlonp to preventthe Industrial C o n o llla tlo ^jJt or °°llaborat« withraolal linen wi t-h k q« i ^ dividing mixed union, onor unity or all w o rker*^ e3teoutivep and to derend the prlnolple

labourCC ^ tr” !S ! *g- ?*«ngthm ja w .

and to take appropriate

Annexure 16 - INDIAM MARKKT:

Durban^City CounSl^^decer .trtfM dp "Jh7 Intended aove by the and replaoe It T t l ■

calculated®t^o rl ppie°alio pt°all" th p J078 whloh 1"hundred, or ptall-holderp and depr^e n t u n o o d .

Annexure 17 - HOSPITALT.^mofj.

and the'grave^phortaffp o fttpqilr p 7 n the 1 ?adequate accommodation V III H o p ^ta l . g trained pr*ottt»l et the. King Edward

9 / . . . .

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The gross overcrowding at the present hospltlal causes much friction between the overworked staff and the thousands of patients that dally make use of the hospital.

Conference also notep with regret the Increase In the fees for out-patientr from l / — to

Conference therefore:

(a) C a l l s upon the Provincial ^Inlnl strati on to aboilph completely the fees and provide free medical treatment

at Provincial hospitals.

(b) Urge* the Admlnlstrator-ln-Executlve not to aopolnt to "Advisory Boards of Provincial H o s p i t a l ® persons who are completely out of touch with the wishes and a s p i r a t i o n s of the people, but to appoint men who arc- the accredited reprosentatlvesof the Indian and African people on reoommendatlons from the ANC (Natal) and the

Natal Indian Congress,

(c) Urgep the Provincial Administration to consider the possibility of establishing branches of the Hospitaland clinics In some of the suburbs of Durban, particularly at Cato Manor and Springfield, and In the countryside

generally.

Annexure 18 - NEW AGE:

This Conference ree.nrd its sincere appreciationto New Age. the only national newspaper that has given and" continues to glTru lull support to the struggle for liberation being waged

In this country tby the Congress movement/

Conference realises that without New Age Its task of mobilising pupport from the nappes of the people will be

immeasurably weakened.

Conference, therefore, calls on all units of the Natal Indian Congress >to make New Age Its particular respQXtf_lMj^ty by:

(1) Helping to Increase sales In the Areas, factories

and shops|____

(2) Collecting funds for the continued existence of this Indispensable organising weapon of the Progressive movement in South Africa. ✓ ,

a r C u t n f* ti ~Annexure 19 - HOUSING: ---- -

The Housing problem remains a most urgent and pressing one for the Indian community. Thousands of Indians stilV replde in single rooms, no better than hovels, In shanties and slums, the

" majority of Indians belong to the lower Income groups.

On account of restrictive land legislation the Indian community has been'faced with a chronic land starvation, the result of which has been to Inflate Indian owned property - values and rentals to levels which put these properties quite beyond the reach of large numbers of the Indian people.

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Concresc reiterates ltp «tand that It I p the duty of theGovernment and local a u t h o r i t y to provide adequate number of

houpeo for the people.

Conference therefore In particular demand*! that the looal

authorities of Natal, ^ fo£rf11v.Indian* without disturbing any settled'communitlep and «p 'e lly u°S &T1 vacant lands In ownerwhip of the local autho lti

that purpose.^ ---

Further C6nference urges the Government to provide sufficient funds to local authorities and the Housing Board to enable them to advaac.e sufficient loans to the Tndianj^opl^j

oJ L

22nd June, 1956.

I.Z .C . - Batal Indian Cwgreee

A.I.C . - Afrioan Batioaal Congraaa

S.A.C.T.U. - 3 .A. Cowit— of Trad* Ohio—

S.A.C.P.O. - 3.A. Coloured Peoples Organieation

C.O.P. - Congreaa of the People

. Keeting opened by:

T-.M ffiBSl

fir. Letele, follow delegatee:

Am Chairman of the coeaittee and aa Vice-Preeident of

tha Batal Indian Congreea, I have great pleasure once nor* ia ex­

tending a very cordial and aincere welcoae to lta 9th Annual Con­

ference, aore particularly to Or. Letele. tha Treaaurer of tha

A.N.C., who haa ao kindly ooneented to open trda conference, and

to the delegatee Mho are repreaenting our organiaation.

Ve have aat here in Hahataa Chandl'e Hall, very ap­

propriate indeed becauae nahatoa Ghandl had the ▼leva of our Con-

greaa.

Tou hava bean brought togetner nere for the purpoee

of dlecuaaing the aad and aerioua position we are in in regard

to the aany oppreaaive lawa which have been paaaad by the Govern­

ment that detriaentally affect our very exiatance In trila country

of our birth.

Ve are South African lationala and wa are an Integral

part of tha South Afrloan population. It la not our function to

Sine* our last Ootffarence, augr tninga bar* happened,

*aoo^ai to*« th* holding of th* Congr*** of th* P*opl*. Thm

th*re la th* Conference of *11 eectioc* of thl* Provino*, and

Social, Cultural and Political vrganiaetiona which *r* formed

to fight agalnat thl* inlquitou* adainietration.

It 1* deplorable that our Oovernnent'e *ttitud*

toward* *nd it* tre*tn*nt o f u* la *o *ueh agalnat th* world

opinion. for in*t*nc* th* QbiUd Nation* Ur**niaation (UHO)

of which our v*v*n»*nt 1* * * .b * r , which tin** without nu.ber

h*w* oondMnad Racial Dlacrialnatloa.

Tha Uni tad aingdo* lt**lf 1* opposed to thi* Dh-Christian

policy.

L*t u* hop* our uovt rna*nt will profit by th* trand

of thing* in Africa *nd tl**wb*r* « d will aoon raalia* th* fal­

lacy of their on*-*id*d policy.

Ctaly r*c*ntiy th*r* waa a convention of the Capricon

African society which hae held ite aeeting on the ehorea of Lake

Jyaeaa. Uu Men and Voaen, ouropeana, Afrioane, Aaiane, Coloureds,

aa repreeentativea of theae territoriee within the Province of

Capricorn and their purpoae waa to eliminate Raqe Macriaination.

and

Their lo,alty. ia auwed up in nationalia*. love of country

and all the people who live in it, a way of life oapebla of binding

together the African people* in a loyalty more than that of race.

The Society hae been working on theee linea for the past aix yeara.

The Convention baa made wonderful progress, but theI

•1 ialnatioi of racial dlecriaination will take tine, it la a bold

concept and one that ie diametrically oppoeed to the racial doctrine

of the pnlon 'a Jiationaliet Party.

i I wiah our Onion Government would adopt the Policy that

/ j haa been adopted in tne Central African federation.>' / ;

, The Preedo® Charter ao wellthought out and unanimously

adopted by thia multi-racial people, It* Magna Charta.

/2.

/ In

«xt«od to *11 a h^rty »aloo«..

SOWS IT GtOUP IRQ* PUMHKBO.

In conolualon, fallow I <**>• wUh t0

. LCTKLE 9p«9 COWBHMCE

to tlx .b e- o e of gift I W . »ho ee ell k » e to the

Freeldeet of the African letlonel Con*reee, end hie ebeenoe le due

to the feet M e t he h u h ~ « ~ » d fr o . e tt- d to , ,- bll. - « « P .

D r . L e t e l e » 1 U , I e . • » , e e r y e b l y e u b e t l t u t e H i e C h i e f .

r

Hr. ChalrMn, ladle. and geotl.**. •

It is my 4i.tinfui.had priTil.f* thi. evening to open

this 9th Copference of the A.I.C .

A. th. Chairman h u already points out, thi. would b.

. duty performed to OOI- l .lro— tonce. hr the Pre.ld.nt (toners

o f t h e A . M . C . l e u e l l teo. t h e r ^ n t h e t f o r b i d , n t o t o b e h e r e

tonight elth ue. Anyx.y I •» hepro to .V thnt d.eptte the feet

t h . t h e t o n o t h r . t o [ e r e o n , 1 t h t o h h e t o e « y e u o h . 1 t h u . t o

spirit.

I h in the honour to brto« you th. p ..5 n * . of >7 orju-

..tloo, th. A.b.C. « d . . .toc.r.ly hop. thet th. Conf.renoe . 1 1 1

.id not only yon but .11 tho- .no .tor. to the e t m «l . for letlo-1

Liberation to un^.rrto* loy.lty to their O r^ra tlo n nn4 Iraderahlp.

we sincerely hop* that fro* day to day •or* and -or*

brilliant young leader. .ill con. forward to r*plao* *ad toe -an

sad woa*n, th. lartare *no ax* faille vlctU to th* fore*, of

oppr**sion.

Udiaa and g^tl.aan, I wiah to congrstulat. t h e n«i

and voaUi tho.. gallant men and woaen -ho ar. .till putting th*ir

full weight into this etruggle for national liberation.

I wish to point out thst a f « J*ara ago, asny people got

a let of fun and a lot of kick out of being n*«b*rs of th*** organi­

sation., m > up to th. ti- of th. d a f ^ eanp^iS. « * * *

/lawa

Collection Number: AD1812

RECORDS RELATING TO THE 'TREASON TRIAL' (REGINA vs F. ADAMS AND OTHERS ON CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON, ETC.), 1956 1961 TREASON TRIAL, 1956 1961

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