Undated items, n.d. [1920s]
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fol. 1) note of the Acting Governor's view of the terms of agreement between the Kilindini Company and the African Wharfage Company
- (fols. 2-3) draft list and copy of distances between harbours
- (fols. 4-5) terms of reference for the Port Commission of Enquiry
- (fols. 6-12) memorandum on the importance of developing Kilindini; two copies, the first annotated by Dutton
- (fols. 13-19) evidence given before the Bowring Committee by Follett Holt advocating the purchase of Mbaraki by the Railway and that the government should 'cut its losses' on Kilindini
- (fol. 20) press cutting of Holt's evidence in the East African Standard
- (fols. 21-32) memorandum on the Pier Controversy and Holt's report, two copies
- (fol. 33) blueprint of Mbaraki proposed layout, with details in Grogan's hand
- (fol. 34) note on figures for imports and exports at Kilindini and Mombasa.
Dates
- Creation: n.d. [1920s]
Extent
34 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 633/8, folder 3
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk