Corporate South African Expansion Scheme Committee; 1899-1902 DS/UK/4356 South African Expansion Scheme Committee 1899-1902 The South African Expansion Scheme Committee was established in 1899 as a provisional subcommittee of the United British Women's Emigration Association, At the time, British society felt there was a problem of 'surplus' single women in Britain and several emigration schemes to lessen this number came into existence. The Committee aimed to expand British colonising emigration to South Africa after the Boer War. By 1902 it had set up it own committees on education, work in counties, drawing room meetings and a shipping sub-committee. In 1903 it became an independent body functioning under the name of the South African Colonisation Society. Yes DERBYSHIRE\71010800 17/03/2023 DERBYSHIRE\71010800 17/03/2023 ea83589c-ec2c-4a0a-8c18-bff8cef61d6c