Formed the basis of the Commissions inquiry, to obtain evidence through submissions and oral evidence. The subjects were published in the Union Government Gazette on the 17 July 1930 and included the following areas, which were subdivided further:
1) Tribal and Detribalised Natives.
2) Land.
3) Landless Native Population.
4) Native Migrations.
5) Native Agriculture.
6) Rural Native Areas.
7) Urban Native Areas.
8) Native Labour.
9) General Economic Conditions.
10) Education of Natives.
11) Native Taxation.
12) Crime and Litigation in Relation to Natives - Social and Economic Aspects only.
13) Inter-Racial Relations.
14) Trade.
15) Legislation Specially Affecting Natives, Considered within Terms of Reference only.
