Correspondents: C.W. Connell, C.W.A. Coulter, R. Currie, J.S. Dunn, G. Foster, J.H. Hofmeyr, A.A. Hope. W.H. Hutt, E. Knight, W.M. Martin, C. Meeser, R.S. Mennie, J.A. Neser, L.S. Raymond, W. Southey, A. van Eyssen, J. Weil, S. Williams.

Subjects:

1931 Trend of commodity gold prices.

1931 Evidence of Low Grade Ore Commission.

1931 Gold in relation to industrial prosperity.

1931 Price stabilising policy of the British government.

1931 Theory that European and American depression due to loss of Eastern trade markets.

1931 Need for an index of real values.

1932 Question of South Africa remaining on the gold standard " Possibility of Hofmeyr resigning over the gold issue.

1932 Problem of remedying capital shortage.

1932 Desperate plight of farming community.

1933 Question of the mining industry being allowed to retain gold premium, which resulted from South Africa leaving the gold standard.

1933 The gold premium and mining taxation.

1933 Reaction to the Gold Mines Excess Profits Duty Bill.

1933 Necessity to lower mine taxation to allow for capital development.

Includes Report of the proceedings at a general meeting of the Transvaal Chamber of Mines on the gold standard, 1931 (13 pages) and statement by the Gold Producers Committee, 1932 (24 pages).

Correspondents: J.B.M. Hertzog, J.H. Hofmeyr, A. Wenning Subjects:

Subjects:

1934 Discussions leading up to the Bill for the Declaration of the Status of the Union.

1934 Questions of dominion status, right of secession and neutrality in war.

1934 Question of South Africa's co-operation with the empire if war breaks out.

1934 Revision of the letters patent constituting the office of Governor-General dated 29.12.1909 and the royal instructions to the Governor-General of the same date.

1934 Use of the royal seal.

1934 Amended versions of the Status Bill.

1935 Union's undertaking to keep Simonstown as a naval base in a state of defence.

1935 Mr Pirow's warning that if South Africa participated in a European war, it would provoke civil war.

1935 Question of South Africa's sovereignty.

1935 Autonomy of the dominions.

1938 South African government's attitude to neutrality.

Includes an article by G. Murray in The Star, 29 August 1934, 'A Natal incident of 1881' on the relationship between Natal and the Boers and a speech by J.H. Hofmeyr, 12 February1935 'The middle of the road' commenting on South Africa and the Commonwealth.

Subjects:

Correspondents: W. Gemmill, J.H. Hofmeyr.

1934-1936 British nationality within the Union, based on the conclusions of the Imperial Conference 1930.

1934 Distinction between British subject and South African national.

Effect of the Status Act on nationality.

Question of British nationals being deprived of their status.

1938 Memorandum on British nationality within the Union prepared for the 1937 Imperial Conference.

Correspondents: P. Duncan, J.H. Hofmeyr, J.D. Rheinallt Jones, J. Lewin.

Subject:

Question of the Governor-General's right to refuse to dissolve parliament.

Subject:

Question of 'Die Stem' superseding 'God save the King'.

Includes press clippings on the subject and a press statement by the Prime Minister.

Correspondents: J.J. Geldenhuys, J.H. Hofmeyr, C.S. Richards, O. Williams.

Subject:

1938 Support for Hofmeyr's liberal ideas.

1938 Projected luncheon in Durban of democrats.

1938 Resignation of D.E. McCausland as editor of The Cape Argus.

1939 Meeting at the Carlton Hote1 to form a new democratic league.

1939 Constitution of The Democratic League of South Africa.

undated Statement of aims of The Libertas League of Action.

undated Thanks from Hofmeyr to Natal Mercury for its support for his liberalism.

undated Constitution of the Society for the Protection of Civil Liberties.

undated Constitution of Die Unie Eenheid Waarheidsleer.

undated Constitution of The South African Group for Good Government.

Prepared for the Transvaal Provincial Council by the Administrator, J.H. Hofmeyr.