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Asiatic Menace in South Africa Sparks New Settlement Bill

The Hertzog government considers a sweeping Arems Reservation and Immigration and Registration bill aimed at urban segregation for racial classes including Indians. The measure would create proclaimed areas where land could be owned or leased only by those within a class, while restricting Indian land rights outside coast belts and limiting wives admitted under the immigration acts. The bill, rooted in Asiatic Commission findings, signals intensified policy toward Indians and other non white groups, with a five year window for certain wife admissions.