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At the same time the Conference strongly recommended that different Missions working in the same linguistic and geographical area should consult together and agree on a uniform practice both in the matter of notation and the introduction of foreign words.

SIXTH DAY.—Saturday, 14th April.

Morninc.

The Conference passed the following resolutions :—

First Resolution.

The Conference, having noted the amendments to the list of languages and dialects circulated, as presented by the Group Languages Committees, recommends that Professor Westermann should be asked to draw up a revised list on the basis of this additional information and from other sources accessible to him which should be attached as an appendix to its report.

Second Resolution.

The Conference is of the opinion that the following group languages are suitable for development and that the preparation of text-books in these languages for use in the elementary vernacular schools of the Southern Sudan is a matter of urgency:

Dinka. Bari. Nuer. Latuko. Shilluk. Zande.

Acholi and Madi are in a different category, as only a very small proportion of the people speaking these languages live in the Sudan. Literature for these languages must therefore be drawn from elsewhere.

It is recognized that in sub-grade schools the use of other vernaculars may still be necessary

Colloquial Arabic in Roman script will also be required in certain communities where the use of no other vernacular is practicable.

Third Resolution.

The Conference, having considered Memorandum I of the Inter- national Institute of African Languages and Cultures on Practical

Orthography of African Languages, recommends the adoption of the alphabet given in Appendix III of its Report for use in the languages represented at the Conference. It does not record any opinion on those portions of the Memorandum which do not affect the orthography of these languages. : A minority, representing about one-third of those present, wish it recorded that in their opinion in the alphabet adopted principles had been in some cases disregarded, and that certain symbols seemed on trial to have proved not the best for the practical use of the African Native. .