that medals should be awarded to active workers in order to encourage them. They have not yet been prepared.
It has to be noted with regret that Mr. Dinsha died a few months ago.
About 10 members have left for India, among whom may be mentioned, besides the late president, Mr. Haji Mahomed, Mr. Haji Suliman, Mr. Haji Dada, Mr. Manekji. Mr. Muthukrishna and Mr. Ranjitsingh have resigned.
About 20 members never paid any subscription at all, who also may be considered as having never joined the Congress.
The most important suggestion that has to be made is that, whatever the subscription, it must be made payable for the whole year in advance.
It should be noted that some expenses though voted by the Congress have not been incurred. Economy has been strictly observed. At least £2,000 are needed to put the Congress on a sure foundation.
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- 25↑ The table does not tally with the figures given above and the totals also are not all correct.
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- 28↑ Alfred Webb: Member of Parliament. Contributed frequently to India and other periodicals on South African Indian topics; was President of the Congress at its Madras session (1894) and a member of the British Committee.
Letter to "The Natal Mercury" (2-9-1895)
DURBAN,
September 2, 1895
TO
THE EDITOR
The Natal Mercury
SIR,
I would take the liberty to make a few remarks on your leader letters on the recent cables about the Indians in South Africa. It is not for the first time that you have said that the people in South Africa object to give the Indians equal political rights because they do not enjoy them in India, and that you would not object to give them the same rights as they enjoy in India. As I have said elsewhere, I repeat here that, in theory at any rate, the Indians do enjoy equal political rights with the Europea
