Correspondence with John Rankin, MP, 2 Jan 1953-8 Dec 1955
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Correspondence with John Rankin, MP, a member of the FCB Advisory Committee, concerning the following territories and topics:
Mauritius:
- alcoholism, and the high percentage of strychnine in home-distilled liquor, with a letter from Lyttelton: fols. 1-2, 18-20
- experimentation in crops other than sugarcane, with a cutting from La Travailliste: fols. 10-12
- Public Services Commission: fol. 18v.
Uganda:
- the coffee industry: a letter from Lyttelton concerning the Bugishu Coffee Board, Uganda Coffee Industry Board, and Coffee Price Assistance Fund: fol. 5.
Aden:
- disturbances caused by Arab tribes in connection with crop taxes: fol. 6.
Brunei:
- lack of social services (in 1953): fols. 7-8
- inadequacy of the housing programme (in 1953): fols. 7-8, 14
- constitutional reform, with letters from Lyttelton: fols. 35, 37-40.
Central African Federation (Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi):
- FCB deputation to Lyttelton on federation: fol. 9
- racial discrimination in post offices: fol. 22
- cuts in the Colonial Development and Welfare Fund for African education, as a result of the diversion of funds to the Federal Treasury: fols. 76-80.
Hong Kong:
- proposal that surplus labour be used in house-building in Brunei: fol. 14
- assaults on local people by American sailors: fol. 17
- 50% increase in rents recommended by the Rents Control Committee: fol. 21
- reduction in trade and increasing unemployment: fols. 26, 73
- petition urging the creation of two elected official seats on the Legislative Council: fols. 36, 41, 46, 48
- reactions in Hong Kong to Questions put by Rankin: fol. 45
- elections to the Legislative Council, and the basis of the franchise: fol. 48
- severity of British embargoes in trade with China: fol. 50
- the Healthy Village Welfare Association, and protests against proposals to turn the Healthy Village, North Point, into a permanent housing development, with three snapshots of the village and letters from the Chairman of the Association and from Hopkinson: fols. 51-62
- reduction in estimates for Medical and Health Departments (in 1955): fols. 73-74.
Northern Rhodesia (Zambia):
- racial discrimination in post offices: fol. 22
- tax evasion by Africans treated as a criminal offence, with a letter from Lyttelton: fols. 34, 42-43.
Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania):
- acquisition of land by serving government officials: fol. 46
- immigration legislation: fols. 46-47
- development of broadcasting: fol. 70
- the need for institutions that would carry out work similar to that of the Extra-Mural Department of Makerere College: fol. 75.
East Africa:
- progress made by the East African High Commission: fol. 46
- immigration legislation, and the composition of the Immigration Boards: fol. 47
- declaration of race demanded of visitors: fols. 47, 49-50
- appointment of a Director of Extra-Mural Studies, and a Resident Tutor, to Makerere College, with a letter from Lennox-Boyd: fols. 52, 66-67, 70
- convictions for publishing seditious material in newspapers: fols. 62, 64-65
- lack of recognition by the General Medical Council in Great Britain of medical qualifications granted by Makerere College: fol. 69.
Kenya:
- dangers of employing Maasai volunteers to patrol the border between Kenya and Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania): fol. 48.
Trinidad:
- low salary offered to a consultant in thoracic surgery (in 1954): fol. 50v.
Nigeria:
- police raids on newspaper offices: fols. 62-65
- lack of a fire brigade at Enugu: fol. 71.
West Africa:
- difficulty in recruiting doctors (in 1954): fol. 69.
Dates
- Creation: 2 Jan 1953-8 Dec 1955
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 7
Creator
- From the Collection: Fabian Colonial Bureau (Organisation)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk