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 ' That the struggle helped to bring about some desirable modification in the Licencing Law of Natal.

That it brought) about the disallowance of the Regid- Iration Law of Rhodesia which was framed on the same basis as that of the Transvaal,

That it brought! about the disallowance of the mosb obnoxious Licensing L\w of Nital. Any one who doubts this statement had better refer fco the despatch of the Imperial Government disallowing the Act and the reasons for such disallowance.

That bub for the struggle the othar Colonies in South Africa would have passed Immigration Restriction Laws similar to the law in the Transvaal.

That but for the struggle, the Transvaal Legislature would have passed other Anti-Asiatic Law as harsh as the Immigration Restriction Law.

That the struggle brought about the repeal of the Railway Regulations which differentiated between the white and the coloured people and that they are now applicable to all equally.

That it is a maftter of common knowledge that the Transvaal Registration Law of 1907 was the first of a series of Anti-Asiastio Laws that were proposed to be added to the statute book. The unanimous opposition of the Indians to this law, however, deterred the Transvaal Government from taking up the other legislation,

That it brought into existance a committee consist- ing of Europeans under tba presidency of Mr. Hosken which could not have come into existence otherwise. This committee is likely to be useful to Indians in their future struggle.

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