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Box 606754271

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Contains 9 Results:

Bechuanaland Protectorate (Botswana), 1903; 1928-1964

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 384/5
Extents: 8 folders
Dates: 1903; 1928-1964

Background information: Notes in Rey's hand of discussions and background reading concerning Bechuanaland (Botswana), 1903; 1928-1929

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Notes made before his departure for the Protectorate (Botswana), with press cuttings and relevant letters, all mounted together in a scrapbook. Comprises: (fol. 1) notes of discussions with G. Whiskard, Assistant Secretary, Dominions Office, about his impressions during a recent brief visit to Bechuanaland (Botswana) (fol. 2) notes of discussions with R.A. Wiseman, Dominions Office,...
Extents: 58 Leaves
Dates: 1903; 1928-1929

Correspondence, 1931; 1936-1939; 1942-1961

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Comprises: (fols. 1-8) typed extract from a letter from Rey to Stanley concerning foot and mouth disease in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and its effects on Southern Africa, 25 Jul 1931 (fols. 9-20) letters from K.T Motsete, Principal, Tati Training Institution, to Rey, thanking him for his work on the Protectorate (Botswana)'s behalf, congratulating him on his knighthood, and covering...
Extents: 32 Leaves
Dates: 1931; 1936-1939; 1942-1961

Reports by Rey as Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (Botswana), 1935-1937

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With five unfoliated items, including retirement speeches. Comprises: (item 1) report by Rey of his tour of the Southern Protectorate, Nov 1935, cyclostyled, pp. 32, 17 Dec 1935 (item 2) report by Rey on Progress and Development in the Bechuanaland Protectorate (Botswana), 1929-1937, cyclostyled, pp. 43, with appendices of reports by heads of departments, 14 Jun 1937 ...
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates: 1935-1937

Press articles by Rey, Feb 1938

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Press cuttings of a series of five articles by Rey on Bechuanaland (Botswana), with a related letter from John W.E. Venables.
Extents: 7 Leaves
Dates: Feb 1938

Photographs of N'gamiland, 5 Apr 1939

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Compliments slip from Jeffares to Rey covering pages of mounted photographs of the N'gamiland district.
Extents: 18 Leaves
Dates: 5 Apr 1939

Reports of N'gamiland expeditions, 1936; 1944-1945; 1947

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The N'gamiland expeditions, led by Colonel Naus, aimed to locate mineral resources. A syndicate, of which Rey was a Director, was formed in Cape Town with Hugh Tevis as Chairman. The first expedition took place in 1943, followed by the others in 1944. The final expedition 'failed owing to the breakdown of Naus's health and the outbreak of various diseases in the Bechuanaland Protectorate resulting in all movement being stopped by quarantine' (Rey, 1947, MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 384/5, folder 6,...
Extents: 54 Leaves
Dates: 1936; 1944-1945; 1947

Press cuttings, 1930-1964

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With one unfoliated item. Comprises: (fol. 1) programme for Rey's visit to Transvaal (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West) mines, 8 Nov 1930 (fols. 2-7) press cuttings from South African newspapers concerning the Bechuanaland Protectorate (Botswana), 7 Apr 1934-9 Nov 1937 (fol. 8) typed list of Resident Commissioners of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (Botswana),...
Extents: 71 Leaves
Dates: 1930-1964

Government publications and other reports, Oct 1931-Oct 1955

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Comprises: (item 1) report on the Masarwa and on corporal punishment among natives in the Bamangwato Reserve of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (Botswana), by E.S.B. Tagart, Dominions No. 136, pp. 29, Oct 1931 (item 2) financial and economic position of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (Botswana): Report by the Commission appointed, Cmd. 4368, pp. 194, Jun 1933 (item 3) map...
Extents: 10 Leaves
Dates: Oct 1931-Oct 1955