A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1954 and 1955 and includes chapters on: Policies and attitudes; The role of the SA Institute of Race Relations; Joint Councils and study circles; Constitution and powers of Parliament; Registration and control of the population; Matters affecting specific groups - The Coloured people, Asiatics, Africans; Regional group planning, Group areas and siting of industrial and African townships; Housing; Other matters affecting urban areas; Rural areas; Employment; Education - Numbers at school, Bantu education, Primary and secondary education for children of other racial groups, Universities, Technical and vocational education, Adult education; Health; Nutrition; Welfare; Recreation; Justice; Events outside the union with bearing on the South African scene.