Correspondence with John Rankin, MP, 30 Jan 1956-16 Jul 1959

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/21, folder 6, fols. 1-56

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Correspondence with John Rankin, MP, concerning the following territories and topics:

Colonies, general:

the decision to close the Scottish branch of the Colonial Office (in 1956): fol. 1
school gradings used in different territories: fols. 38-39
Corona Library: fols. 55-56.

Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania):

proposals for the appointment of an Extra Mural Tutor: fol. 2
allocation of the sum received from the Custodian of Enemy Property: fol. 8
reported government plan to lease 70,000 acres of land in the Kilombero Valley to a South African company: fol. 8.

Central African Federation (Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi):

the impact on the African cost of living of the new Customs Tariff (in 1956): fol. 3
countries of origin, and cost, of immigrants in 1956: fol. 25.

Northern Rhodesia (Zambia):

the effect of the Northern Rhodesia (Native Reserves) (Amendment) Order in Council 1955, in connection with the Kafue Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme, with an Answer by John Hare: fols. 4-7
Kariba Hydro-Electric Scheme and problems of resettlement: fols. 7, 9, 11.

Hong Kong:

cancellation of assistance from the World Health Organization for the training of medical personnel: fols. 12, 15
proposals for a hospital with 1300 beds in Kowloon, with a letter from Lennox-Boyd: fols. 12-14, 21, 23-24
co-operative housing project: fol. 12
status of the Labour Officer (K.A. Baker), with a letter from Lennox-Boyd: fols. 16-18
house-building for resettlement, with an Answer by Lennox-Boyd: fols. 19-20
the use of unregistered doctors from China, and the maintenance of free clinics, with a letter from Dr Graham Cumming: fols. 31, 33, 35-38, 49-50, 52-55
educational textbooks, with a letter from Lord Perth: fols. 43-48
salaries of Medical Officers: fol. 54.

Kenya:

the Report of the Committee on Rural Wages: fol. 22
allocation to African education in the Kenya Development Plan for 1957-1960: fol. 28
Swynnerton Plan: fol. 30.

Uganda:

Nyasaland (Malawi):

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/21, folder 6, fols. 1-56

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