London Missionary Society Properties Commission (South African) Report, 1926

Result of a Commission set up in 1916 "to investigate the whole question of the Society's ownership of properties in the Cape Province, on some of which the Society has no control, and to consult with the Congregational Union of South Africa and others thereon, and to make recommendations to the Dir...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds, Box 30
Date(s) of creation: 1926
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
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item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds, Box 30
callnumber CWM/LMS/04/08/03/01
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title London Missionary Society Properties Commission (South African) Report, 1926
scb_date_creation 1926
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 2 folders (3 copies)
format Archive
description Result of a Commission set up in 1916 "to investigate the whole question of the Society's ownership of properties in the Cape Province, on some of which the Society has no control, and to consult with the Congregational Union of South Africa and others thereon, and to make recommendations to the Directors as to how such properties should be dealt with." Includes properties at Bethelsdorp, Pacaltsdorp, Dysseldorp, Fort Beaufor, Cradock, Somerset East, Brownlees Mission King Williamstown, Blinkwater, Peelton, Port Elizabeth, Uniondale, Heidleberg, Knapps Hope, Hansmoeskraal Farm, Graaff Reinet, George burial ground, Paarl burial ground, Theopolis, Philopolis, Uitenhage. Includes correspondence 1916-1917 relating to the LMS Property Commission, and a copy of their preliminary report. Also includes an Extract from the Report of the Rev R. Wardlaw Thompson, dated March 1884.
scb_access_status Open
language English
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scb_scripts_material Latin
scb_file_number 1a & 1b
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