Report of Asiatic Land Laws Commission
In terms of Commissions issued by Your Excellency on 3rd February, 1938, and 24th March, 1938, the undersigned were appointed as Your Excellency's Commissioners to enquire into and report whether, and if so to what extent, the letter and spirit of any law restricting or prohibiting the ownership, use or occupation by Asiatics of land is being evaded, and to make recommendations in regard thereto. It was specially directed that the foregoing terms of reference should not apply to proclaimed land under the Precious and Base Metals Act, 1908 (Transvaal), as amended from time to time to the extent to which it has been dealt with by the Report of the Transvaal Asiatic Land Tenure Act Commission appointed under Government Notice No. 1324, dated 4th October, 1932.