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Papers relating to West Africa, Rhodesia, Egypt, Canada, Newfoundland and the West Indies, 1897-1903

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Dep. Monk Bretton 97
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Comprises:

  1. A manuscript essay on the Niger negotiations, 1898
  2. 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
  3. Two copies of a booklet, "The secret tribal societies of West Africa", 1899
  4. Statement of revenue and expenditure of Southern Nigeria, n.d. [1901]
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Notes on irrigation in Rhodesia, n.d
  8. Report by William McGregor on malaria in Egypt and Italy, 1902
  9. Papers, manuscript and printed, on Canadian preference, 1902
  10. Notebook containing questions and answers on Canadian tariffs, n.d
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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

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