Typescript copies of four letters (one incomplete) from Rhodes to John X. Merriman, 1883-1884

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. t. 5, fols. 37-46

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Some pages are bound out of order. Topics include:

the Scanlen ministry, which Rhodes criticises, and its Basutoland (Lesotho) policy
the political roles of Rhodes and Merriman
Kimberley's affairs, including the [diggers'] strike, regulations for river diggings, amalgamation, the industry's under-exploited potential
Chief Mankoarane's affairs
Rhodes's work as Deputy Commissioner for Bechuanaland (Botswana), and the future of that country.