Letter from Grey, who believes the time is ripe to get support for the Tanganyika (Tanzania) extension, the Gwanda extension, and the widening of the Beira-Umtali (Mutare) section, 3 Dec 1898

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C20, item 51

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And that the interests of Rhodesia (Zambia and Zimbabwe) ought no longer to be subordinated to those of the Cape; approves of Wilson Fox's running of the London Office; and recommends Philip Lytellton Gell (a friend of Milner's and Chamberlain's) as Cawston's successor on the Board: with a reference to Rhodesia (Zambia and Zimbabwe)'s disappointing revenue.