Papers relating to West Africa, Rhodesia, Egypt, Canada, Newfoundland and the West Indies, 1897-1903
File
Dep. Monk Bretton 97
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- A manuscript essay on the Niger negotiations, 1898
- Papers on colonial appointments: to civil appointments in African protectorates, 1899; to European establishment in northern Nigeria, 1899; to district commissionerships in West Africa, n.d. [?1899]; to the Gold Coast constabulary, 1900
- Two copies of a booklet, "The secret tribal societies of West Africa", 1899
- Statement of revenue and expenditure of Southern Nigeria, n.d. [1901]
- Typescript memoranda "on the circumstances in which the probationary appointment of Mr. E. G. Rainsford as a District Commissioner on the Gold Coast was cancelled", 1902
- Papers relating to the Kano expedition, including i a memorandum by Onslow; ii copies of correspondence, December 1902 - January 1903; iii correspondence presented to parliament, 1903
- Notes on irrigation in Rhodesia, n.d
- Report by William McGregor on malaria in Egypt and Italy, 1902
- Papers, manuscript and printed, on Canadian preference, 1902
- Notebook containing questions and answers on Canadian tariffs, n.d
- A copy of William S. Fielding's Canadian budget speech, 1903, with a copy of a covering letter from Fielding to Chamberlain and Chamberlain's reply.
- Printed papers, `Newfoundland Treaty Shore Question', `Newfoundland Fisheries Question. Proceedings of a Further Conference with the Colonial Delegates', and a Foreign Office paper on the subject, 1901
- Miscellaneous papers, manuscript and printed, relating to the West Indies, comprising i Cabinet paper, `The Condition of the West Indian Colonies', 1897; ii manuscript notes on West Indies finance, n.d. [?1901]; iii Colonial Office printed `Memorandum respecting the Saint Lucia Central Sugar Factory', 1902; iv printed Colonial Office paper, `The West Indies and Imperial Aid', 1902; v manuscript and printed papers about cotton cultivation in the West Indies, 1903; vi typescript memorandum by H. C. Bourne entitled `The Port of Spain riot', n.d
Dates
- Creation: 1897-1903
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
Dep. Monk Bretton 97
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk