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TEBA NUMERICAL FILING SYSTEM NRC ARCHIVING, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY DEPARTMENT LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (Compiled September 2006) COLLECTION SUMMARY Title: TEBA (NRC) Collection Dates: 1910 – 1985 Collection number: NRC Creator: Native Recruiting Corporation; Mine Labour Organisations (NRC) Ltd.; The Employment Bureau of Africa Ltd. Extent: 748 containers; 144.66 linear metres Language: English Summary: The collection contains documents relating to the recruitment of men living south of latitude 22°S to the South African mines by the Native Recruiting Corporation. The NRC was established in 1912 to recruit labour from the former Ciskei and Transkei as well as Lesotho (formerly Basutoland), Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland), Swaziland and KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal and Zululand). In 1966 the NRC became the Mine Labour Organisations (NRC) Ltd. and in 1977 it amalgamated with the Mine Labour Organisations (Wenela) Ltd. to form The Employment Bureau of Africa Ltd. (TEBA). FILE NUMBER FILE TITLE 1 Native Affairs Department: Policy of corporation, etc. 2 Articles of association and agreement 4 Repatriation of sick natives 5 Spanish influenza 5 General correspondence: Correspondence before contract bought 7 General correspondence: Webber & Wentzel 11 Staff: Head office 13 Board of management: General 14 Native Affairs Department: Licences 16 Re-engagement of natives: Payment of bonuses 17 Umteteli wa Bantu 18 Native wages: General 31 Board of management: General 38A Position of companies Comparative statement showing the number of British South African natives recruited Number of natives distributed 45 Charles A. Hadley: Labour contractor 47 Native Affairs Department: General 48 Native wages: Board committee, etc. 49 British Red Cross Lesotho Pathfinders Boy Scouts Assoc. Lesotho Girl Guides Assoc Youth Training Centre: Morija Paris Evangelical Mission Society 50 Director of Native Labour Johannesburg: Native Affairs Native Affairs Dept: General 50a Director of Native Labour: Johannesburg Native Affairs: General 64 Finance: Sub-committee of board 64a Finance committee 67 Mines cinema circuit screen advertising 69 Head office instructions to staff 71 1922 European strike: Special constables 75 Rehabilitation of Natives: Arrangements with magistrates 78 Groups committee on native labour: General correspondence 86 Mining Industry Board 101 Native wages 102 Native wages 102 Native Affairs Administration Bill 103 Recruiting: Miscellaneous 103 Rest house 103 Re-engagement inducements War funds staff contributions i Payment to natives – currency bill War bonus Rooth report 110 Native trading: Legal matters 131 Director of Native Labour Johannesburg 135 Miner’s phthisis & tuberculosis, etc. among natives: Inquiries into the conditions of mine repatriates 156 Native Affairs Department: Director of Native Labour treatment of natives Director’s circulars Piece work natives Assaults and hardships 158 Transvaal and OFS Native Mine Clerks Association 160 Municipal Council, Recruiting for Consolidated Diamonds of South West Africa Rev. John L. Dube Transkeian General Council 161 Driehoek compound 179 Native Affairs Department Director of Native Labour: General 192 Tuberculosis Research Committee 197 Inter-departmental: General Manager 204 Propaganda: Calendars 205 Propaganda: Calendars 205 Propaganda: Symbols 207 Central Mining/Rand Mines Group 213 Distribution, stopping and augmenting of recruiting 216 Staff: Head office 222 Flags 224 American Board of Missions 230 Propaganda: Books 235 Boots for miners Circulars - Executive Committee Conference of Transvaal Chamber of Mines and Transkei delegates Conference of district superintendents - head office Compound play equipment 236 Joint council of European natives Motor cars Gold Producers Committee; Native Labour Committee Mozambique Convention 1928 Inoculation against pneumonia 238 Visit of magistrates and others; Special holidays 239 Tuberculosis Research Committee 249 Springs Mines Ltd. 253 Staff agreements (Branches) 254 Complements Committee ii 255 Insurance and assurance 257 Re-engagement bonus & certificates, circulars, etc. 261 Mining groups 268 Registrar of Companies 270 Rand Mutual Assurance Co. Ltd. 275 Bantu Sports Club, Drawer 5 283 & 291 N.A.D. relief of native unemployment 285 Propaganda: Calendars 296 Limitation of period of service of native labourers (schedules) 297 Limitation of period of service of native labourers 298 Limitation of period of service of native labourers 304 Articles of association 307 Distribution: Stopping and augmenting of recruiting 311 Limitation of period of service of native labourers 317 Propaganda: Cinematography 319 Propaganda: Calendars 322 Director of Native Labour: General 323 Flags 324 Propaganda: General 331 Complements Committee 332 Board of management: Annual reports 339 War: Rationing of supplies 339 Limitation of period of service of native labourers 351 Motor Carrier Transportation Act 352 Recruiting Investigation Committee 353 Compound Managers’ Association Inter-departmental : Technical Consultant Inter-departmental: Mr. L S Raynes WNLA correspondence 359 Shareholding and membership 362 Native Affairs Department: Collection of native taxes 375 War: correspondence, circulars, etc. 377 Policy 378 Bechuanaland: Correspondence with government 390 Miner’s Phthisis: Compensation to natives 395 Staff: Head office 409 Collieries: Recruiting for Natal 419 Complements Committee 421 Digest of corporations administrative & accounting practice Deferred pay, allegations by mine workers Departmental inquiry into complaints by Mr. Payn and Mr. Nicholls 423 Solicitors: Messrs. Webber, Wentzel, Solomon & Friel Surface natives: Complaints from branches 426 Rhodesian Government correspondence 427 Native Affairs Commission 1932 iii 430 Trading on mining ground Visits to the Rand (magistrates etc.) Unpopular mines Uganda - Kagera Tinfields Ltd., Basutoland natives for 435 War: Tunnelling Company, Mines Engineering Brigade 436 War: Tunnelling Company, Mines Engineering Brigade 437 War: 61st Tunnelling Company, Mines Engineering Brigade 440 Native Wages Commission 442 Basutoland: Correspondence with Government 448 Statement showing numbers of taxpayers forwarded 449 Migratory native labour ( Native Laws Commission of Enquiry) 452 Direction of native labour: General 453 Swaziland Government 457 Mines compound cinema circuit: Monthly report Native labour supply: Suggestions for improvement De-verminising of native compounds Native labour supply: Suggestions for improvement 462 Migratory Native Labour, Native Laws Commission of Enquiry 464 Conferences of district superintendents 469 International Labour Office & International Organization of Employers 472 Health of Mine Natives Foot and Mouth Disease Tropicals Procedure re-engagement of natives 480 Collieries: Transvaal recruiters policy 488 Service increment: Query re certificates 492 Trade Unions: Labour Officers 493 Finance 495 United Transkeian Territories General Council 508 Collieries: Correspondence re recruiting of native labour 509 Policy 510, 750 Donations 512 East Daggafontein Mines, Ltd. 513 Randfontein Estates G.M. Co. Ltd. 514 Venterspost G.M. Co. Ltd. 515 City Deep Ltd. 517 Rose Deep Ltd. 518 New Modderfontein G.M. Co. 519 Rand Leases /Vogels/G.M. Co. Ltd. 520 Vlakfontein G. M. Ltd. 521 New Kleinfontein Gold Mining Company 524 Director of Native Labour: General 526 Department of Social Services (T.C.M) 528 Studies for junior officials 529 Receiver of Revenue, income tax etc. iv 530 Native wages 535 South African Railways and Harbours 537 Sundry reports & statements 538 Trade unions: Labour officers 543 Industrial Legislation Commission of Enquiry 544 East Geduld Mines Ltd 545 Marievale Cons. Mines Ltd. 546 Modderfontein B Gold Mines 547 Van Dyk Consolidated Mines 547 Swaziland: Native staff 548 Circular letters to branch offices - round robin 549 Inter-departmental: General manager’s tours 551 Johannesburg office 554 Banks correspondence 555 W.N.L.A. compound: Welkom 557 Miner’s phthisis: Compensation to natives 559 European field staff: Visits to Johannesburg & mines 565 Donations 570 Medical examination of natives 571 Portuguese and foreign natives, Forwarding of 572 Native staff: Visits to Johannesburg 573 Finance 574 Visits to Johannesburg: Recruiters, chiefs, headmen & others 577 Grootvlei Proprietary Mines Ltd. 580 Conference of District Superintendents 583 Native labour supply: Suggestions for improvement: Native Labour Supply - Special Sub-Committee 585 Native wages Mabalans, conditions of employment, leave etc. 586 Native Land and Trust Act NRC & Wenela BOD 588 Native supply: Suggestion for improvement of natives’ rail fare 589 Assaults and disturbances 590 Accounts (Branches) Reports Staff salaries annual revision Nine months contract Shaft sinking rates of pay Proficiency increment scheme T.C.M building fund Concession stores 591 W.N.L.A compound Welkom: A.V.S. natives: statistics 594 Visits by compound personnel to native areas: Branches and depots 597 Native housing on the mines 598 General: Miscellaneous correspondence 599 Applications for employment 604 Native wages v 605 Chamber of Mines Medical Aid Society 606 Miner’s phthisis: Compensation to natives 607 Insurance file 610 W.N.L.A compound, Johannesburg 611 Banks correspondence 615 Contract forms, Specimens and legal opinions on 616 Distribution of native labour rules of closure - native labour requirements policy 620 Staff: European field: Educational grants 621 Studies