Economic affairs, 1899-1919

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 74

Fols. 1-57: Despatches to the Colonial Office accompanying estimates for 1912 and a paper on "Raw materials in Nigeria, 1919", 1912-1919.
Fols. 58-78: Correspondence with the Colonial Office on war contributions by the 'native treasuries', 1916-1917.
Fols. 79-99: Correpondence with the Colonial Office and with Matthew Nathan over income tax on Nigerian salaries, 1914.
Fols. 100-133: Correspondence with Lord Scarborough, Sir Hugh Clifford, Alexander Cowan and others about economic matters in West Africa, 1913-1919.
Fols. 134-135: Memorandum of a conversation with Cowan, 10 Dec 1912.
Fols. 136-137: Freight charges on principal items of export, 1913-1918.
Fol. 138: Statements of Grants-in-Aid paid to Northern Nigeria, 1899-1914, 1913.
Fols. 139-154: Notes by Lugard and Donald Cameron on Estimates, 1917.
Fols. 155-167: Statistics on trade, 1918, supplied by T.F. Burrowes, Comptroller of Customs, 1918.
Fols. 168-172: Memorandum and half-yearly account of Udi coal-field, 12 Oct, including a note on rail transport charges, 1918.
Fols. 173-230: Correspondence and papers about the building of the Baro-Kano Railway and the railway to the Udi coal-field, 1906-1919. Correspondents include Winston Churchill, Lord Scarborough and the Colonial Office.

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