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Proposed Basutoland hut tax proclamation; affidavits regarding alleged outrages at...
Catalogue reference: DO 119/532
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This record is about the Proposed Basutoland hut tax proclamation; affidavits regarding alleged outrages at... dating from 1899-1901 in the series High Commissioner for South Africa, and High Commissioner for Basutoland, the Bechuanaland.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DO 119/532
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1899-1901
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Description (What the record is about)
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Proposed Basutoland hut tax proclamation; affidavits regarding alleged outrages at Dierdepoort; proclamations and commissions
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Folio No. D/28
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Taxation
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2340747/
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