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 118 THE SOUTH AFRICAN INDIAN QUESTION

the moment and I wish to share them with the sufferers. The deep poverty that I experience in this oountry deters me even from thinking of financial assistance to be sent for those who have been rendered homeless. Even one pie in this oountry counts. I am at this very moment) living in the midst of thousands who have nothing but roasted pulse or grain flour mixed with water and salt. We here, therefore, can only send the sufferers an assur- ance of our heartfelt! grief.

I hope that a determined movement will be set on foot to render illegal residence on flats exposed to visita- tions of death-dealing floods, The poor will, if they can, inhabit even suob sites regardless of consequences. It i* for the enlightened persons to make it impossible for them to do so.

The issues of Indian Opinion that acquainted ma with the destruction caused by the floods gave me also the sad naws of Mr, Abdul Game's death. Please con- vey my respectful condolences to the members of our friend's family Mr. Abdul Ganie's services to commu- nity can never be forgotten- His sobriety of judgment and never-failing courtesy would have done credit to anybody. His wise handling of public questions was a demonstration of the fact that services to one's oountry could be efficiently rendered without a knowledge of English or modern training.

I note, too, that our people in South Africa are nob yet free from difficulties about trade licences and leaving certificates. My Indian experience has confirmed the opinion that there is no remedy like passive resistance against such evils. The community has to exhaust milder remedies but I hope that it will not allow the sword of passive resietanoe to get) rusty. I tf is our duty

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