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The constitutional history and law of Southern Rhodesia, 1888-1965 : with special reference to imperial control

Claire Palley (Author)
Print Book, English, 1966
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1966
xxv, 872 pages ; 25 cm
9780198216315, 0198216319
406157
The Matabele kingdom as a sphere of influence in the late nineteenth century
Future administration of the new sphere of influence
The Charter, the establishment of Company government, and Imperial control 1890-91
The evolution of the powers of the Crown in protectorates
The attainment of protectorate status, the administration there established, and Imperial control in practice 1891-94
The conquest of Southern Rhodesia, the Matabeleland Order in Council 1894, and Imperial control in practice 1894-96
Reassertion of Imperial control: constitutional reconstruction 1896-98
Imperial legislative control in practice 1898-1923
Imperial administrative supervision 1898-1923
Constitutional changes from 1899-1923
The Southern Rhodesia Constitution Letters Patent 1923
The reserved clauses and their operation
The governor
Native administration and constitutional changes 1923-62
Moves towards closer union with the Northern Territories
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Legislative Assembly, the franchise, legislative power, the legislative process, and the Constitutional Council
The executive
The Southern Rhodesia legal system
The state, the individual, and the Declaration of Rights
Land apportionment, local government, local administration, and advisory bodies
Federal dissolution, remaining common services, and consequent constitutional anomalies
The limitations on Southern Rhodesia's sovereignty
Addendum
Appendix A: Direct Imperial influence on Southern Rhodesian Ordinances from 1899-1923
Appendix B: Ordinances introduced as the result of a request by the Imperial authorities
Appendix C: Ordinances amended after conditional assent or in draft by High Commissioner and/or Secretary of State
Appendix D: Assent conditional on delegated legislation clarifying difficulties
Appendix E: Assent conditional on administrative safeguard
Appendix F: Assent refused
Appendix G: Disallowance from 1899-1923
Appendix H: Tables A-G summarized
Appendix I: The legislative and administrative position as at December 1963
Appendix J: African education in Southern Rhodesia
Appendix K: Wage distribution of African employees according to September 1961 census
Appendix L: 'B' roll voters registered in each constituency as at 30 April 1963 and 28 February 1965
Appendix M: Projection showing possible output by the present Southern Rhodesian African education system of persons with four years' secondary education 1962-71
Appendix N: Estimate of costs of expanding African secondary education and the number of secondary school places required to produce 68,000 with Form IV or P.T.H. passes by the end of 1974
Appendix O: Potential number of Africans eligible for registration on the 'A' roll as at 26 September 1961
Appendix P: Potential number of Africans eligible for Southern Rhodesian 'B' roll as at 26 September 1961
Appendix Q: Number of Africans in the Native Purchase Area owning farms as at 31 July 1964
Appendix R: Number of Africans who have entered into contracts for the purchase in Government townships of immovable property as at 31 July 1964
Appendix S: The invalidity of a legislative scheme to secure independence without United Kingdom co-operation