Durban City Council
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Lawrence Committee. Indian Housing undertaken by Durban Corporation |
Lawrence Committee. Indian Housing undertaken by Durban Corporation The Corporation has made arrangements to assist with Indian Housing by four methods (1) Housing: Loans to Indians owning Freehold land. |
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Minutes of the City Council dated 22nd Dec 1941 |
Report of the City Council Reprentatives on the Lawrence Council Committee Alleged Indian Penetration : 317 Avondale Road, Durban... On the 28th November 1941 a letter addressed to the Town Clerk by the Acting Principal Immigrtions Officer..... |
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Memorandum for City Council's Representatives on Lawrence Committee dated 15th May 1942 |
Memorandum for City Council's Representatives on Lawrence Committee dated 15th May 1942 The Hon. the Minister of the Interior has notified his Worship the Mayor that it is his intention to visit Durban on Friday |
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Memorandum for City Council's Representatives on Lawrence Committee. |
At a meeting of the City Council held on the 22 December 1941..... That in reply to his enquiry whether any good purpose would be served by the submission to the Lawrence Committee of the petition received by him in respect of an alleged Indian penetration..... |
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Extract from Minutes of the Lawrence Meeting (Meeting held on 13 July 1942) |
In apologizing for the temporary absence of the Chairman, Councillor Shepstone stated, that he felt it was incumbent upon him to make 'a s.tatement in view of the fact that he had been the instigator of the original resolution which had. |
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Letter from the General Purpose Committee to the Hon. Minister of the Interior |
I have the honour to request you to inform the Hon. the Minister of the Interior that at its meeting on the 7th instant my Council had before it the following recommendations from the Committee of the Council's Representation on the Lawrence Committe:- |
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Press Statement by the Hon. the Minister of the Interior(Mr H G Lawrence, K.C.) |
A meeting took place on Sunday the 24th between the Hon. the Minister of the Interior and the representatives of the Durban City Council and the Natal Indian Association who constitute the Lawrence Committee |
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Meeting between Minister of Interior and members of the Lawrence Committee(meeting held 7th November 1940) |
In opening the meeting the Mayor stated that he desired to extend a cordial welcome to the Minister. The Minister, he stated, had to come to Durban to attend this meeting with the object of getting soma of the points, connected wi th the activities of tho Lawrence Committee, clarified. |
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Memorandum to Durban City Council's Deputation to interview his Honour the Administration and the the Hon. the Minister of the Interior |
From time to time in the past the Council has given its attention to the question of Indian Penetration in Durban. During October 1939, public interest was sharply focussed on the question. On 24th October 1939 the Hon. the Minister of the Interior...... |
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Minutes of Meeting of Lawrence Committee (Meeting held Sunday, 24th May, 1942) |
The meeting had been specially called at the request of the Hon. the Minister for the Interior who was accompanied by the Secretary for Public Health...... |
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Letter to the Lawrence Committee Representatives from the Durban City Council |
I enclosed herewith the relevant extract from the City Council minutes of the 22 December last in which is set out the proposal which was put to the Hon, the Minister of the Interior during his recent visit and discussed at the meeting with you and representatives.... |
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Minutes of Meeting of City Council's Representatives on Lawrence Committee (Meeting held Monday, 6th July, 1942) |
The Chairman stated that the reply promised by the Natal Indian Association to the Town Clerk's letter ot 27th May, 1942, had not yet been received and he called upon the Indian' representatives present to make a statement regarding their attitude towards the proposal put forward by the City Coun |
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Extract from Minutes of the City Council (Meeting held on 21.9.42) |
Th!lt in reply to this enq uity whether any good pl,!rpose would be served by the submissiou, to the Lawrence Committee of the petition received by him in respect of an alleged Indian penetration at 317 Avondale Road, Durban, the Principal Immigration Officer be 'informed that it is the opinion o |
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Minutes of Meeting of City Council's Representatives on Lawrence Committee (Meeting held Wednesday, 20th May 1942) |
A plan showing the position in regard to Indian penetration in Durban (old Borough) was exhibited in the Committee Room for information of Councilors, this plan reflecting the number of properties which had actually been transferred to Indian ownership since the conclusion of sittings of the Broo |
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Minutes of Meeting of City Council's Representatives on Lawrence Committee (Meeting held on Friday, 22nd May 1942) |
Meeting held on Friday, 22nd May 1942 |
| Building site Plan outline Indian ownership |
Plan |
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Town Clerk's memorandum for General purposes Committee |
Town Clerk's memorandum for General purposes Committee |
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Town Clerks Memorandum from Indian Affairs Advisory Sub-Committee |
Town Clerks Memorandum from Indian Affairs Advisory Sub-Committee |
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Details of the voting in respect of the several wards of the City |
Details of the voting in respect of the several wards of the City |
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Ballot Paper |
REFERENDUM ON PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN COUNCILLORS. |