Correspondents: British Association for the Advancement of Science, C.C. Grant, D.D.T. Jabavu, F. McDougall, T. Purchas, J.J. Wylie.

Subjects:

Invitation for Hofmeyr to deliver a paper at the centenary meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Comments on Coming of Age (Cape Town, Miller, 1930), to which Hofmeyr contributed a chapter.

Comments of Blacks on the proposed removal of the Black franchise, to compensate which money will be voted for agricultural development.

Bilingualism.

Comments on imperial economic problems.

Hofmeyr's request to be allowed to write the UNISA preliminary and intermediate LLB exams in one year.

Correspondents: A.H. Bourne, C.R. Buxton, W. Falcon, H. Hughes, T.J. Jones, F. Keppel, F. McDougall, C. Porter, Bishop N. Talbot, P.W.J. Weyers.

Subjects:

Congratulations on his speech on the gold standard.

Congratulations on his book South Africa (London, 1931.

Question of the rights of all races.

British Commonwealth and the oath of allegiance.

Race relations and education for Blacks in South Africa and America.

Request for Hofmeyr to support modification of mining taxation, to help the unemployment problem.

Correspondents: A.J.C. Abrahamse, E. Balogh, A.W. Blaxall, H. Clark, V. Coakes, Rev A.J. Cook, W.E. Dalrymple, Democratic League of South Africa, P. Duncan, S. Dyer, L. Egeland, K. Govinthu, A. Vine Hall, G.A. Heard, J.S. Holt, A.A. Hope, R. Kilpin, H. Lawrence, L.R. Mac-Leod, F.S. Malan, B.B. Mdledle, L.G. Murray, T. Naude, H. Podbielsky, B. Rama Ran, G. Saron, R.H.W. Shepherd, H.A.R. Wollenburg.

Subjects:

Congratulations on Hofmeyr's speech at his installation as Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand.

Question of Jewish refugees.

Hofmeyr's resignation from the United Party caucus because of his (and Blackwell's) attitude to the Asiatic Bill and thanks from the Indian community for defending them.

Ouestion of Hofmeyr leaving the United Party and forming a liberal party.

Outbreak of war and appointment of Hofmeyr as Minister of Finance.

Correspondents: E. Balogh, G.W. Blake, Chemical Workers Industrial Union, F. Clarke, E.A. Conroy, Bishop C. Ferguson-Davie, S. Frankel, C.J. Gardner, J.A. Gray, S. Hayden, G.A. Heard, M. Hofmeyr, M. Honikman, G.J. Hugo, J. Hubback, M. Janisch, J.D. Rheinallt Jones, S.A. Khan, H. Laver, H. Lawrence, H. Le May, W. Madeley, L. Maingard, B.M. Narbeth, Sir E. Oppenheimer, E. Patel, L. Reitz, O.D. Schreiner, C.J. Sibbett, B. Solomon, E. Solomon, J. Stein, Transvaal Indian Congress, A. Trollip, J.W.E. Venables, J.E. Vogt.

Subjects:

Congratulations on Hofmeyr's opposition to the Asiatic Bill, particularly from the Indian community.

Congratulations on retaining his seat at the parliamentary election.

Comments on Smuts' proposals for the western democracies to join with the British Commonwealth.

Includes many telegrams of congratulations and encouragement to Hofmeyr and draft letters by Hofmeyr to the Prime Minister on Hofmeyr's position regarding the Asiatic Bill and offer to resign. Also translation of an editorial in the Chinese Consular Gazette on the Bill.

Correspondents: Dr G.H. Alabaster, R. Anderson, P. Auret, C. Beyers, E.H. Brookes, R. Byrne, G.H. Calpin, L. Campling, J.D. Cloete, P. Clouts, J.D. Cope, C.W. Cousins, H.P. Cruse, R.R. Currie, A.G. Douglas, L.J. du Plessis, H. Edinger, A.S. Frames, S.H. Frankel, A. Goldberg, W.R. Gordon, J.A. Gray, F. Hattingh, A.T. Hennessy, A.S. Hersov, K. Howard-Browne, J.D. Rheinallt Jones, R.D. Pilkington Jordan, Bishop A. Karney, L. Karovsky, M. Kentridge, K. Kirkwood, H. Le May, A.G. Long, Lord Luke, T. Macdonald, L. Maingard, E.G. Malherbe, A. Mansbridge, L. Marquard, A.P. Minnaar, D.E. Mitchell, J. Moore S.G. Osler, C.J.G. Pearton, R.G. Pillay (Sec. Indian Boy Scouts Association), V.G. Pillay, D.W. Pritchard, H.R. Raikes, H. Ramsbottom, F. Reid, Lt. Col. K. Rood, G. Schmolke, H.S. Scott, O.L. Shearer, H.O. Simon (Sec. Independent Cultural Association), D.L. Smit, I. Stern, M. Steyn, F. Struben, E. Stubbs, H. Suzman, R.H. Swale, I.G. Thomas, S.V. van Breda, A. van Lingen, R. Warmsley, Q. Whyte, F. Brett Young.

Subjects:

Post-war problems.

Pirow's neutrality during the war and his plan for Britain and Germany to unite against Russia.

1948 election: defeat of the United Party, congratulations to Hofmeyr on retaining his seat and charges in the press that his liberalism lost the election for the party.

Question of Hofmeyr forming a new liberal party.

Need to reorganise the United Party.

Entertainment of the Melbourne Cricket Club.

Apartheid and its effect on the economy.

Government policy on emigration from Britain.

Hofmeyr's speech on Havenga's budget.

Formation of Hyde Park Mixed United Party Branch.

Political analysis of nationalist doctrine.

Lack of educational facilities for Port Elizabeth Indians.

Establishment of an Afrikaans daily newspaper.

Biographical notes on A.I. Kajee.

Includes many invitations to present prizes, address educational institutions and attend United Party meetings.

On the abdication of Edward VIII and the coronation of George VI.

Politics, finance, gold standard 1931, mines taxation 1933, coalition negotiations 1933-1934, Jewish immigration 1936.

Cartoon of Hofmeyr and articles on him, politics, Cape native franchise, position of Indians, South West Africa. Includes article from the Osaka Daily News on Hofmeyr's gaining B.A. at the age of 15.