Correspondence with Mrs Barbara Castle, MP, 27 Oct 1955-27 Jan 1959
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/21, folder 2, fols. 40-86
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Correspondence with Mrs Barbara Castle, MP (sister of T.F. Betts, Assistant Secretary of the FCB, to whom some of the letters are addressed) concerning the following territories and topics:
Kenya:
- statement by Sir Barclay Nihill on the importance of extending the jury system to all races: fol. 40
- forced labour by women: fol. 41
- overcrowding in new villages of the Nyeri area: fol. 41
- qualifications for voters and candidates, with a letter from Lennox-Boyd: fols. 43, 77-78
- article by Mrs Castle on police and administration (Venture, Feb 1956), written after her visit to Kenya, with a list of people in Kenya to whom she wished copies to be sent: fols. 44-45
- expenditure on the health services, and the contribution made by local authorities, with a letter from Lennox-Boyd: fols. 51, 56
- poor housing conditions in Nairobi, with two copies of an article by J.M. Amadi in the Kenya Weekly News, 12 Jul 1957, quoting the report by G.A. Atkinson, Housing Adviser to the Colonial Office: fols. 51-52, 57-65, 79-80, 82-83.
Mauritius:
- cases taken on appeal to the Supreme Court: fol. 46.
Seychelles:
- minimum monthly wages: fol. 46
- copra prices and export tax, 1951-1955: fol. 46.
Colonies, general:
- political rights of women: fol. 47.
Uganda:
- fixed charge for medical treatment: fol. 50
- the appointment of Chiefs as officials, with an Answer by Profumo: fols. 66-68.
Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania):
- hospital provision, and the Nkoaranga Hospital: fols. 51v, 54-55.
East Africa:
- the need for better press releases by the East Africa High Commission: fol. 53.
Northern Rhodesia (Zambia):
- status and method of appointment of Chiefs, with an Answer by Lennox-Boyd: fols. 68, 71-72, 81.
Nyasaland (Malawi):
- land leases, with a letter from Lennox-Boyd, and from the FCB to Chirwa and Hastings Banda: fols. 69-71, 73-74
- status and method of appointment of Chiefs, with an Answer by Lennox-Boyd: fols. 68, 71-72
- Constitutional change, and the composition of the Legislative and Executive Councils: fol. 84
- behaviour of the police, and the employment of police officers as schoolteachers: fol. 84
- elections for district councils: fol. 84
- federalisation of non-African agriculture (in 1959): fol. 86.
Nigeria:
- Eastern Nigeria Information Service, and its bias in favour of Azikiwe: fol. 76.
Dates
- Creation: 27 Oct 1955-27 Jan 1959
Extent
47 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/21, folder 2, fols. 40-86
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