Nigeria, 1937-1939
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fols. 1-10) correspondence between A.J. Marinho, Ronald Kidd, Secretary of the National Council of Civil Liberties, and Creech Jones about Marinho's application for payment of his fare to England by the Nigerian Government so that, during his leave, he might study at the Institute of Company Accountants, with a copy of his appeal to Ormsby-Gore, 2 Mar-13 Sep 1937
- (fol. 11) oral reply to a Question in the House by Creech Jones on the contribution of the Nigerian Government to the cost of the rearmament programme, 10 Mar 1937
- (fol. 12-35) correspondence between E.S. Ajayi, Agricultural Department, Ibadan, and Creech Jones about the salaries of Africans with higher educational qualifications in Nigeria; manuscript notes by Creech Jones; the oral reply to a Question in the House by him; and a letter from Gerald Creasy, Malcolm MacDonald's Secretary, saying that the Nigerian Sessional Paper on this subject had been placed in the library of the House. Also, a letter from C.Y. Carstairs for Ormsby-Gore about the number of Africans of university training in the government service in Nigeria and newspaper cuttings about the sessional paper on salaries, 14 May 1937-12 May 1938
- (fols. 36-70) correspondence between Sir William Geary, barrister-at-law, Lagos, his client Adebamibo Koku, W. Gillies, Secretary of the International Department of the Labour Party, MacDonald, and Creech Jones about mining and prospecting rights in Nigeria, a mining ordinance, the refusal of a gold mining concession to Koku, and the desirability of establishing a local school of mines in Nigeria, 10 May 1938-31 Jan 1939
- (fol. 71) Hansard, oral reply to a Question in the House on the payment of workers on German-owned banana plantations in the Cameroons (Republic of Cameroon), 8 Feb 1939
- (fols. 72-74) letter from Geary to Creech Jones about lack of provision for workmen's compensation in Nigeria; enclosed is an opinion from G.W. Brown, National Union of Railwaymen, on points of an ordinance to provide this, 24 Feb 1939
- (fols. 75-82) correspondence between Geary, Creech Jones, MacDonald, and Creasy on his behalf, about the complaint of the Elewu of Ewu that he was not allowed to wear his crown, that he was prevented from visiting his solicitor, etc., 27 Mar-18 Apr 1939
- (fols. 83-93) correspondence between Geary, MacDonald, and Creech Jones about the right to compensation of seventy Oloto fishermen because the construction of a public causeway at Lagos had deprived them of their fishing; an oral reply to a Question asked in the House about it by Creech Jones; also about the Elewu of Ewu and the possible introduction of the jury system into Nigeria, 27 Mar-30 Aug 1939
- (fols. 94-95) letter from Geary to Creech Jones about a possible Question in the House on the number of African mine owners in Nigeria, 25 May 1939
- (fol. 96) The Times, report of the appointment of Sir John Shuckburgh as Governor of Nigeria, 13 Jul 1939.
Dates
- Creation: 1937-1939
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/18, folder 5
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk