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EAP1167/1/4
- Record Id:
- 040-003473618
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003473614
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100094287402.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1167/1/4
- Title:
- Rusa Estates
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains map of the estate which is about 5440 acres of land, inspecton report covering information on the conservation impovements, names of the management team and the kind of crops grown on the farm which in this case was tobacco and maize. The file also had the certificate of occupancy from the Nyasaland Protectorate which was made in August 1943, the certificate was for the occupancy period of 99 years at a yearly fee of 136 pounds. There are also general correspondences bwtween the Estate and government officials.
Custodial history: This file was created at Rusa Estates in Mchinji District Formerly known as Fort Manning and was kept at the District Commisioners' Office.
Extent and format of original material: 1 file with 12 folios.
Owner(s) of original material: Commissioner For Lands, Director of Agriculture, Provincial Agriculture Officer, Chief Secretary to State.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Colonial Plantation Records of Malawi
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003473614
040-003473618 - Is part of:
- EAP1167/1 : Colonial Plantation Records of Malawi
EAP1167/1/4 : Rusa Estates - Hierarchy:
- 032-003473614[0004]/040-003473618
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1167/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 12 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1167-1-4
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1943
- End Date:
- 1957
- Date Range:
- 1943-1957
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- -15.383446
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 35.317269
- Place of Origin:
- Nyasaland [Malawi]
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Arrangement:
- According to dates of creation
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at the National Archives of Malawi
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)