Reports on East and Central African Districts, 1904; 1922-1926
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Held at the Weston Library
With two unfoliated items. Comprises:
- (fol. 1) excerpt of a survey round Lake Wamala, Uganda, with additions of 8 Mar 1921, and notes by Edward Richardson, Director of Survey, Sep 1904
- (fols. 2-11) copy of a despatch from Coryndon to the Secretary of State giving a report of his recent journey around Lake Victoria, 12 Mar 1924
- (fols. 12-14) Zanzibar: Draft and copy of a letter from Coryndon to Bottomley about Sinclair's retirement from being British Resident in Zanzibar, and Col G.F. Phillip's application to succeed him, 21 Jan 1923
- (fols. 15-18) Zanzibar: Letter from Dutton to Coryndon recommending that he discuss with the Permanent Under-Secretary the appointment of High Commissioner to Zanzibar, [early 1923]
- (fols. 19-20) Zanzibar: Coryndon's notes on the Resident of Zanzibar's confidential report of 8 Jul 1924, on education and trade, n.d.
- (fols. 21-30) Kenya: Press cuttings from The Standard entitled 'Delamere reviews Kenya' and giving the text of a speech on Kenya's achievements, past and present, made by Lord Delamere at the Caledonian Society of Nakuru, 3 Dec 1923
- (fols. 31-33) Mombasa: Mombasa Town Planning Scheme, printed, 1923
- (fols. 34-35) Mombasa: Complaints by Mombasa District Committee about a delay by the secretariat in dealing with correspondence, [1924]
- (fol. 36) Coast: Covering note to a report on Coast Trade and Production, report missing, from G.H. Osbourne, Acting Senior High Commissioner, to Dutton, 12 Oct 1923
- (fols. 37-58) Coast: Handing-over notes by the Senior Coast Commissioner, with covering note of 5 Oct from J.W.T. McClellan, to G. Maxwell, Chief Native Commissioner, and a covering note to all this from Maxwell to Dutton, 6 Oct, 1922
- (fols. 59-67) Tanaland (Tana River area, Kenya): Memorandum by C.W. Hobley on 'Tanaland as an Economic and Political Factor', with a covering note from him to Coryndon, 31 May 1923
- (fols. 68-70) Tanaland (Tana River area, Kenya): Summary of reports of that year on the activities of the Somali and the Abd-Wak, [1923]
- (fols. 71-82) Tanaland (Tana River area, Kenya): Safari diary of Major A.W. Sutcliffe, Assistant District Commissioner (ADC), Tana River, 22 Feb-13 May 1924
- (fols. 83-84) Jubaland: Confidential letter from Bottomley to Coryndon asking for information about points on which either the Italians or the House of Commons may challenge him, 21 Feb 1924
- (fol. 85) Jubaland: Note from Dutton to E.J. Waddington asking for answers to Bottomley's queries, 19 Mar 1924
- (fol. 86) Jubaland: Coryndon's covering note to Bottomley, 27 Mar 1924
- (fol. 87) Jubaland: Letter from Waddington to Dutton forwarding his report and extending it, 25 Mar 1924
- (fols. 88-89) Jubaland: Waddington's report, 24 Mar 1924
- (fols. 90-105) East Africa: Association of East African Chambers of Commerce, Minutes of the Jul Session in Mombasa, attended by delegates from Nairobi, Kisumu, and Dar es Salaam, and visitors from other Chambers, 16-17 Jul 1924
- (fols. 106-108) Tanganyika (Tanzania): Memorandum on the Development of the Southern Tanganyika Highlands, n.d.
- (fols. 109-123) Tanganyika (Tanzania): Printed paper on 'Tanganyika Territory' read by Capt. J. Putteney Tolland, Deputy Director of Land Survey and Mines Department, Tanganyika Territory (Tanzania), to the Royal Colonial Institute, 29 May 1923
- (fols. 124-130) Tanganyika (Tanzania): Scheme to establish an Anglo-German Commercial Company in Tanganyika (Tanzania), with comments on the situation and an assessment of reactions in Britain and Germany, n.d.
Unfoliated items:
- (item 1) printed (His Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)) report by John Parkinson on the Geology and Geography of the northern part of the East Africa Protectorate (North Frontier District and Jubaland), Jun 1920
- (item 2) copy of a report of the Livingstone Conference of Unofficial Members and delegates of Kenya, Tanganyika (Tanzania), Nyasaland (Malawi), and Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), Sep 1926.
Dates
- Creation: 1904; 1922-1926
Extent
130 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 633/5, folder 4
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk