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D3287 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - [13th-20th cent]
- BSA - British South Africa Company
  - 5 - Land Settlement.

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D3287/BSA/5/22
Title	Milner, R.M.S. `Saxon', to P.L.G.: thanks for the memorandum; gives lengthy comment and outlines his view of the role of govt. in land settlement; is anxious to obtain land in O.R.C. whilst still cheap and has borrowed funds from Beit, de Beers, Rhodes & other capitalists to buy up to 300,000 morgen privately before the price rises; will serve as initial reservoir of cheap land to attract good settlers.
Date	1901 Aug 13
Level	file
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	British South Africa Company
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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