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Zimbabwe Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1897–1980 - Volumes
Volumes
12 volumes in Zimbabwe Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1897–1980 | Page 2 of 3
Judicial and Police, 1897-1979
This volume includes a range of government reports related to the police and crime in Southern Rhodesia and are dated between 1897 to 1979. The Law Department became the Department of Justice in 1933. The justice reports also include Internal Affairs (1954-1961), Law and Order (1962), and Housing (1954-1956). The reports of the Registrar of Deeds, Companies and Patents; the Master, Registrar and Sheriff of the High Court; and the Solicitor General would be encompassed within the reports of the Law Department from 1907-1932. Publication of the justice reports and the law and order reports ceased in 1972, as the guerrilla war was intensifying. Other reports include those on policing (1897-1980) and defence. Defence was the responsibility of the Southern Rhodesia volunteers prior to 1914 and is classified as defence thereafter. Read more →
Natural Resources, 1897-1981
This volume includes a range of government reports related to natural resources in Southern Rhodesia dated between 1897 to 1981. One focus for these papers is on the development of agriculture and farming. Commencing with the Natural Resources Board (1942-1981), these papers then cover agriculture (1897-1973), veterinary research (1923-1980), and reports of the Surveyor General (1897-1980). Related papers on water, wildlife, and forests also feature. Another core focal point for these items is with regard to power generation, from the records on mines (1897-1971) to the supply of power in general and electricity in particular. Read more →
Social Services, 1897-1980
This volume includes a range of government reports related to social services in Southern Rhodesia dated between 1897 to 1980. The education reports are symptomatic of the segregation of Southern Rhodesia in that they are only with regard to the education of (predominantly white) non-Africans. The earliest mentions of African education are to be found in the reports of the Chief Native Commissioner (within Group A, Administration). From 1928 until 1934 African education was addressed within the reports of the Director of Native Development, then economic conditions in the 1930's caused a fear of competition leading to the diminution of African education which was subsumed into the remit of the Chief Native Commissioner until 1955. Native education would return to the fore in 1956, from whence separate reports would be produced until 1977. Other areas covered by these reports include Public Health (1897-1980), Labour and Social Welfare (1957-1973), and Local Government (1957-1972). Housing was reported within three different report categories between 1954 and 1961. From 1954-1956 it was included with the Reports of the Secretary for Justice, Internal Affairs and Housing (see 'Law and Justice, 1946-1972', within 'Judicial and Police, 1897-1979'). From 1957-1961 it was included in the Reports of the Secretary for Labour, Social Welfare, and Housing; then from 1962-1972, it would form a part of the Reports of the Secretary for Local Government and Housing. Town planning reports from 1965-1972 were included in the Local Government and housing reports, but have been reproduced separately here. In 1976 town planning became known as physical [planning. Read more →
Transport and Public Works, 1897-1980
This volume includes a range of government reports related to transport and public works in Southern Rhodesia dated between 1897 to 1980. Reports upon public works are included here, with a few breaks, from 1897 to 1963; also, a report by the Controller of Works was published for 1972/73. Reports on transport, included here, were reclassified as Central Mechanical Equipment between 1948 and 1963. Roads reports cover the years 1900-1980. Reports on the railways cover the years 1927-1980; the Railway Commission of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and the Bechuanaland Protectorate issued reports from 1927/28 until 1949 when the statutes under which they were appointed were repealed. The Beira and Rhodesia railways issued reports from 1939/40 to 1946/47 and Rhodesia railways would continue to produce reports from 1947/48 until 1979-80. Civil Aviation reports appeared from 1930-1960, including Federal Government reports from 1954/55 until 1960/61. Read more →
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