Correspondence with T. Edmund Harvey, MP, 1 Jul 1941-26 Apr 1945
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/16, folder 3, fols. 3-93
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Correspondence with T. Edmund Harvey, MP, concerning the following territories and topics:
Colonies, general:
- preservation and storage of surplus food stuffs: fols. 5-11
- the possibility of an extension of the Atlantic Charter to the Colonies: fols. 29-31
- food shortages and rising cost of living: fol. 56
- Government Delegation to the International Labour Office Conference, Apr 1944: fol. 78
- mineral concessions and the International Labour Office Conventions: fols. 80-81.
East Africa:
- the situation of the coffee-growers: fols. 8-13, 26-31
- hospitality extended to West African troops: fols. 11-12.
Nigeria:
- palm kernel trade: fols. 8-12, 17-18, 21-25, 29
- forced labour: fols. 43-45, 59.
West Africa:
- hospitality to West African troops in East Africa: fols. 11-12.
Northern Rhodesia (Zambia):
- steps taken to implement the recommendations embodied in the Copperbelt Disturbances Report: fols. 13-14
- land utilisation, the allocation to the North Charterland Company, and the work of the Land Commission: fols. 32, 42-43, 48-49
- conscription of labour: fols. 33-34, 57-59
- re-absorption of troops into civilian life: fol. 50
- labour conditions in copper mines and on farms: fol. 70
- reduction in production of copper and the development of other resources: fols. 77-78, 80-81.
Kenya:
- pyrethrum crop, with four letters to Harvey from the Colonial Office (Hall and Macmillan): fols. 15-18, 29, 35-41, 47, 71-72, 74
- guaranteed prices for maize grown by European farmers: fols. 32, 57, 72-74
- forced labour: fols. 37, 43-45, 53-59
- trade union legislation: fols. 55-56
- ordinance amending the Kenya Masters and Servants Ordinance, 1939: fols. 57, 69
- labour situation and strikes: fol. 57
- food shortages: fols. 60, 72, 77
- probationary system: fol. 70
- land surveys: fols. 75-76
- Settlement Schemes Sub-Committee: fol. 84
- minimum wage regulations: fol. 84v
- coffee industry: fol. 86
- survey of the interior: fol. 86.
Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe):
- Labour Compulsion law: fols. 33-34.
West Indies:
- International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions referring to indigenous labour: fols. 46, 48-49, 51.
Bahamas:
- report on the labour riots of Jun 1942: fol. 50
- recruitment of labour for the USA: fols. 66-68.
Mauritius:
- Orde Browne's report on labour conditions: fols. 51-52
- sugar industry: fol. 93.
Uganda:
- labour conditions, with particular reference to migrant labour from Belgian mandated territory: fols. 61-62
- disturbances: fol. 90
- detention of members of the Uganda African Motor Drivers Association: fols. 91-93.
Africa, general:
- re-absorption of demobilised soldiers: fols. 50, 78
- Forced Labour Conventions: fols. 61-62.
Jamaica:
- recruitment of agricultural workers for the USA: fols. 66, 68.
Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania):
- wages and cost of living: fols. 66v, 68-69
- conditions of employment of servants of the Native Administration: fol. 66v
- food situation: fols. 70, 78
- forced labour: fols. 78, 80, 82
- white settlement: fol. 89.
British Guiana (Guyana):
- provision of meals and milk for school children: fols. 72-74.
Palestine:
- quality and purchase of grain: fols. 79, 82-83
- demobilisation and re-absorption of troops: fol. 85.
High Commission Territories (Lesotho, Botswana, and Eswatini):
- post-war development: fol. 85.
Trinidad:
- the question of Uriah Butler: fol. 86.
Dates
- Creation: 1 Jul 1941-26 Apr 1945
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/16, folder 3, fols. 3-93
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