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Historical Studies: Sugar: Government Resources: Library Guide: South Africa: Union Government, 1910-1961

Bibliographic and online government documents for the 2015 History research project on sugar.

Board of Trade and Industries Reports

South Africa. Board of Trade and Industries.    Report on the sugar industry.    Cape Town :   Cape Times Ltd., Government Printers,   1926.   G 68 JBT1 66

South Africa. Board of Trade and Industries.    Increased customs duty on imported sugar and co-ordination of the sugar industry.    Pretoria :   Govt. Printer,   1930.   G 68 JBT1 106

South Africa. Board of Trade and Industries.    The sugar industry.   Cape Town :   [Board of Trade and Industries,   1931.]      G 68 JBT1 119

South Africa. Board of Trade and Industries.    Die suikernywerheid :   werking van konferensie-ooreenkoms en toekomstige organisasie.    Pretoria :   Staatsdrukker,   1935.   G 68 JBT1 194

South Africa. Board of Trade and Industries.    Establishment of sugar exchanges.    Pretoria :   Govt. Printer,   1937.   G 68 JBT1 224

South Africa. Board of Trade and Industries.    Operation of the sugar exchanges.   [Pretoria :   Board of Trade and Industries,   1938.]   G 68 JBT1 233

South Africa. Board of Trade and Industries.    The South African sugar industry :   review.    Pretoria :   Govt. Printer,   1947.   G 68 JBT1 298

Chapter

MacGregor, D. R. The South African sugar industry, pages 175-180. In: South Africa. Dept. of Commerce and Industries (1933-1967).    Industrial development in South Africa and facilities for the establishment of factories.  Pretoria :   Department of Commerce and Industries,   1936.

Legislation

Sugar Act 28 of 1936.

Sugar Amendment Act 17 of 1955.

Sugar Amendment Act 26 of 1958.

Sugar Prices Act 47 of 1926.

Consult the Hansard/Debates in Parliament for speeches and discussions on the passing of the Acts.

 

Statistics

Population census, 1911. Annexures to general report, pt. 9, Live stock and agriculture G 68 A.POPU.1911.9

Agricultural census, 1918-1924, 1924/25-1929/30, 1933/34-1938/39, 1945/46-1960-61. G 68 A.AGRI

Abstract of agricultural statistics, 1958 G 68 A.AGRI.ABST

Government journal articles

Juritz, C. F. The sugar content of beet, and the possibilities of sugar beet cultivation in South Africa. Agricultural journal of the Union of South Africa, Vol. 37, no. 5 (1910), pages 501-508.

Madge, C. A. Sugar cane in Cuba. Transvaal agricultural journal, Vol. 8, no. 31 (1910), pages 392-396. Mentions the possibility of sugar cultivation in the Transvaal.

Sugar prices: prosecutions threatened ; Marketing of 2 grade sugar: freight rate concessions, page 10  In: Commercial and industrial gazette, Vol. 1, no. 2 (June 1926)    G 68 K.COMM

Conditions prevailing in the sugar industry, page 18 In: Official journal of the Department of Commerce & Industries, Vol. 1, no. 6 (Dec. 1938)   G 68 K.COMM

Spooner, F. P. Economic aspects of the sugar industry, pages 19-22 In: Official journal of the Department of Commerce & Industries, Vol. 1, no. 7 (Jan. 1939)    G 68 K.COMM

The Activities of the sugar industry during 1938-1939 (brief review by the South African Sugar Association), page 12 In: Official journal of the Department of Commerce & Industries, Vol. II, no. 1 (July 1939)    G 68 K.COMM

Reports

South Africa. Sugar Inquiry Commission.   Report of the Sugar Inquiry Commission.    Cape Town :   Cape Times Ltd., Government Printers,   1922.           G 68 EUG 22/1922

Wage Board Reports

South Africa. Wage Board.    Report to the Honourable the Minister of Labour :   sugar manufacturing industry.   [Pretoria :   Wage Board,   1943?]  G 68 E.LABO.43.REPO

Industrial Conciliation Act Agreements

Department of Labour. Industrial Conciliation Act, 1937. Sugar manufacturing and refining industry, Natal, Government gazette No. 5002 (6 February 1953), Government notice No. 304 & 305. G 68 G or use the Retrospective Government Gazette database.

Wage Board reports

South Africa. Wage Board.    Report to the Honourable the Minister of Labour :   sugar manufacturing industry /    [Pretoria :   Wage Board,   1943?] G 68 E.LABO.43.REPO