Original sentence: 50% of the land was reserved for white ownership (through the Land Apportionment Act) and most senior positions in the public service were reserved for whites.Although never significantly more than 5% of the total population, whites consumed most of the wealth in the country.For example, education was provided along racially segregated lines, and eleven times more was spent per head on white pupils than was spent on blacks.Rhodesian whites were one of the wealthiest communities in the world.The provision of healthcare, education and social services were all heavily weighted towards whites.This was the system that Smith would become committed to maintain and defend