Chapter XXXIII: 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
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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.