Description: Contains correspondence between the provincial commissioner for the Southern province and various District commissioners Native Authority Headquarters or District Commissioners Offices: District Commissioner Blantyre.
Description: Contains correspondence between the provincial commissioner for the Southern province, various District commissioners and Native Authorities on how to complete the village census forms and notifications to Native authorities on when these are to be carried out. Native Authority Headq...
Description: Contains correspondence between the provincial commissioner for the Southern province and various District commissioners on corronation ceremonies. Native Authority Headquarters or District Commissioners Offices: District Commissioner Chikwawa.
Description: Contains correspondence between the provincial commissioner for the Southern province, officer in charge at Domasi Community development scheme, District commissioners and Native Authorities on local government courses taught at the institution. These courses were meant to teach Nati...
Description: Discussion between Native Authority Kasisi and District Commissioner Chikwawa on the boundary of the area which Kasisi ruled and that of Native Authority Daniel. Kasisi was asking for the District Commissioners intervention as people from Daniels territory were encroaching his land w...
Description: Contains correspondance between Native Authority Mpama and the District Commissioner Chiradzulu on deceased estates. They were trying to verify if names of people that had worked for the Government and had died really existed or if their relatives were still alive. Native Authority H...
Description: Has correspondence between the District Commissioner Chikwawa and the Nyasaland Government representative on matters concerning people from his village who had died whilst abroad and where their deceased estates were being kept. Native Authority Headquarters or District Commissioner...
District Administration Riots Riot Damages [1953-1957]
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Description: Has letters from individuals, Native Authorities written to the District commissioner on claims of property that was damaged during a riot that happened on 13 September, 1953 at Muona Court, Native Authority Mbenje Area. Native Authority Headquarters or District Commissioners Office...
District Council Constitutions and Membership [1957-1958]
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Description: Correspondence between the District Commissioner Chikwawa, Native authorities in the district and the Souther provincial Commissioner on the formation of of a district council. Native Authority Headquarters or District Commissioners Offices: District Commissioner Chikwawa.
District Council Roads Bridges and Ferrys [1955-1962]
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Description: Contains information on maintanance and building of bridges and roads. Also has letters from personnel affected by the structures notifying District Commissioner Blantyre on the urgence of needing to maintain the structures. Includes budgets for Roads, Bridges and ferry maintenance N...