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Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia / Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland Both Before and During the Recent Native Insurrection Up to the Date of the Disbandment of the Bulawayo Field Force

Chapter 37: APPENDIX E
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An eyewitness account of the uprising in Matabeleland recounts the author's personal experiences before and during the native insurrection, detailing skirmishes, military movements, and everyday life under siege. It combines campaign notes with reflections on causes, including tensions over loss of autonomy and enforced labour, and evaluates administrative decisions that affected security. The narrative interleaves tactical descriptions with commentary on native grievances and the conduct of authorities, and is supplemented by maps and illustrations to clarify geography and events.

The following were killed in action:—

Names. District. Date (1986). Details.
M'Geer, C. M. . . . 20th June Mazoe patrol.
Van Staden, H. J. . . . "" " "
Jacobs . . . "" " "
Dillon . . . "" " "
Mitchell, J. Bentley . . . . . . Wounded first Hartley patrol; died 27th June.
Stevens, Charles Trelawney 25th June Killed Cheshwasha patrol.
Gwilkin, W. H. 20th July Killed second Hartley patrol.

The following were wounded in action:—

Grey, Dr. . . . . . . First Hartley patrol.
Bottemley, Trumpeter (Natal Contingent) . . . . . . " "
Finucase, E. Salisbury . . . " "
Burton, Arthur " . . . Mazoe patrol at Jwito River.
Hendrikz, C. " . . . " "
Neibuhr " . . . " "
Ogilvie " . . . " "
Berry " . . . " "
Judson, Captain " . . . " "
Cartwright, Trumpeter, M.M.P. Charter . . . " "
Van de Merwe . . . At Hunyani.
Fitzpatrick . . . Beal's column on second Hartley patrol.
Arnott Salisbury . . .
Kerr " . . .
Lee . . . . . . White's column in foraging patrol.
Fraser . . . . . . Beal's column.
Brown . . . . . . "
Millar . . . . . . "

APPENDIX E

For the following statistics I am indebted to the courtesy of Colonel Heyman, the President of the Compensation Board, which up to 15th August 1896 had paid claims for the following items:—

Growing Crops Destroyed

Mealies 896 acres
Kafir corn 270 "
Oats 70½ "
Barley 17 "
Potatoes 67 "
Wheat 7 "
Various 151½ "
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Total 1,479 acres
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Trees Destroyed

Fruit trees 1,092
Gum trees 290
Various trees 19,957
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Total 21,339
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Domestic Animals Carried Off or Killed

Imported bulls 59
Kafir bulls 58
Oxen 4,440
Cows and heifers 9,592
Mixed cattle 7,394
Sheep and goats 5,114
Pigs 842
Horses 33
Mules 6
Donkeys 548
Imported fowls 4,348
Matabele 7,133
Ducks and geese 514
Turkeys 58
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Total 40,139
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No. of homesteads destroyed 150
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Farming and Agricultural Implements Stolen or Destroyed

Ploughs 112
Harrows 30
Carts, various 15
Waggons 85
Scotch carts 52
Picks and shovels 2,349
Cream separators 5
Churns 19
Sundries 5,121 including mining implements
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Total 7,788
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Note.

Up to 15th August 371 claims had been adjudicated upon.

The full amount claimed in settlement of these claims amounted to £166,829 : 19 : 9.

The amount awarded in settlement of the same being £111,439 : 10 : 11.

The total number of claims filed amounted on 15th August to 637, the total amount of compensation claimed for which amounted to £266,237 : 19 : 4.

Since 15th August other claims have been filed bringing the total number up to about 800 for losses sustained in Matabeleland alone.

The total amount of compensation which will be paid by the Chartered Company in settlement of these claims will, it is thought, reach the sum of £230,000.


APPENDIX F

Schedule showing the number of Native Policemen in the employ of the Government throughout Matabeleland, at the time of the outbreak of the rebellion, and the proportion of the same which remained loyal in the different districts.

Station. Loyal. Rebels. Doubtful.
Headquarters 60
45 . . . 15
Bulawayo district 30
15 15 . . .
Bulilima " 30
28 2 . . .
Umzingwani " 30
11 19 . . .
Mangwe " 30
6 24 . . .
Usiza " 30
2 28 . . .
Gwanda " 30
18 . . . 12
Belingwe " 30
Nil. 25 5
Gwelo " 30
Nil. 30 . . .
Bubi " 30
1 29 . . .
Total 330
126 172 32

These figures must be taken as only approximate, as it is known that three or four of the police were killed by the rebels, and it is doubtful whether others did not meet the same fate. It will not be known exactly what number of the police were murdered by the rebels until the war is over.

For these statistics I am indebted to Mr. H. Morrison Jackson, the native commissioner, who was living on my company's property of Essexvale.

F. C. Selous.


APPENDIX G

Gold Output

Reef. District. Tons crushed. Approx. output in ounces.
Alice . . . 2 7
Auriga . . . 41 49
African . . . 150 97
Birthday . . . 100 104
Beatrice . . . 100 563
Bonanza . . . 201 80
Cotapaxi . . . 4857 2328
Congress on Hill . . . 20 15½
Concession . . . 4
Dickens . . . 1090 1084
Golden Quarry . . . 23 96
Golden Horse Shoe . . . 100 71
Glendarra . . . 3
Hidden Secret and Rob Roy . . . 120 60
Heathfield . . . 2 20½
Inez . . . 40 97
Just in Time . . . ¾ 27
Lion . . . 2
Matchless East . . . 20 12
Matchless West . . . 12 20
Natal . . . 6 7
Old Chum . . . 20 49
Nil Desperandum . . . 2
Panhalanga . . . 50 50
Pioneer . . . 18 10¾
Standard No. 2 . . . 278 222
Shepherds . . . 6 10½
Salamander . . . 799 439½
Shankaru . . . 25 75
Vesuvius 40 90
. . . 8131¾ 5707½
Ancient Ruins . . . . . . 357
Alluvial Manica . . . 84½

For these statistics I am indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Arnold, Secretary of the Chamber of Mines.

F. C. Selous.