Further Correspondence related to Affairs in Matabeleland, Mashonalan and the Bechuanaland Protectorate (1894)

A British Parliamentary Paper (specifically C. 7290), published in 1894 by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. It serves as a direct continuation of previous correspondence regarding the British South Africa Company (BSAC) and its operations in Southern Africa.

Expansion of Administration: The papers document the administrative and military activities of the British South Africa Company in territories that became Matabeleland and Mashonaland (modern-day Zimbabwe).

Territorial Boundaries: It includes extracts related to the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1891, which fixed borders between BSAC-administered areas and Portuguese Mozambique.

The Bechuanaland Protectorate: The correspondence covers the shifting governance of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (modern-day Botswana), including the 1891 decision to place its administration under the High Commissioner for Southern Africa.

Land and Native Affairs: Discussions often centered on the "suitability" of land for indigenous populations versus European settlers, documenting early colonial land allocation policies.

Conflict and Diplomacy: The documents record clashes between Company police and local chiefs, as well as diplomatic visits, such as those by Chiefs Khama, Sebele, and Bathoen to the United Kingdom.

210mm x 330mm x 10mm

R1,250