Scope and Contents
The folder is entitled 'Kenya and Uganda railways and harbours: Estates Office, Land Policy Main Line Year 1897. Case No. LA 1001/E. B.W. Whitehouse's reports on construction of railway and the fixing of boundaries of main line'. It contains a letter from B.W. Kilindini, 3 November 1897, regarding his movements since 30 September (1 page); a letter from B.W. Maungo, 15 December 1897, comprising a 'Report on villages and occupied lands in the vicinity of Uganda Railway' (20 pages); a letter from B.W. Kilindini, 11 July 1899 (2 pages); and a confidential print containing a memorandum by F.L. O'Callaghan, 2 February 1900, and annexes, on the subject of the diet of Indian labourers (6 pages).
Dates
- Creation: 1897 - 1900
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Benjamin W. Whitehouse was a surveyor for the Uganda Railway.
Extent
1 folder(s) (1 folder) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 46
Other Finding Aids
MSS Addenda, vol. II.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance of the collection is unknown.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Whitehouse, Benjamin W, fl 1897-1900, surveyor in Uganda
Geographic
- Date
- 2003-12-01 09:42:50+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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