Burutu fire, and reconstruction, 1918-1923
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 92, fols. 531-614
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fols. 532-541) copies and an extract from letters from A.E. Rice, the agent, Burutu, [for 'Price'] (fols. 532-535) and F. Brown, Acting Agent General (fols. 536-540, 541), to the Directors, on the progress and extent of the fire at the Commercial beach at Burutu, 17 Jan 1918
- (fol. 542) copy of a letter from Brown to the District Officer, Forçados, requesting the suspension of the Government Inquiry into the fire until the Company is legally represented, 18 Jan 1918
- (fols. 543-544) copy of part of an unsigned letter from [A.E. Price] Burutu, to the Shipping Department about the disaster, 23 Jan 1918
- (fols. 545-547) copies of correspondence between T.F. Burrowes, Comptroller of Customs, and Brown about the terms for Company use of the King's Warehouse at Burutu for cargo from ocean steamers, 23 Jan 1918
- (fols. 548-549) letter from Lugard, Kaduna, to Scarbrough, tendering his sympathy, and giving an account of assistance rendered by government, 24 Jan 1918
- (fol. 550) copy of a letter from Brown to Burrowes noting the temporary facilities accorded by the Customs Department, 24 Jan 1918
- (fols. 551-552) copy of a letter from Thomas Cryer, of the Company's Burutu Retail Store, asking the London Office for staple replacements and describing his part in the recent events, 25 Jan 1918
- (fols. 553-589) copies of four letters from Brown to the Company about the extent of damage and steps towards reorganisation; (1) encloses copies of correspondence with T.F. Burrowes about using storage facilities (fols. 545-547, 550) and part of a letter from Company lawyer, Kitoyi Ajasa (fol. 561) about nature and findings of the Police Enquiry; detailed lists of produce, plant, and buildings lost and saved form (fols. 562-584), 25 Jan-3 Feb 1918
- (fols. 590-605) letter from A.A. Ratsey to Scarbrough (fols. 592-593) enclosing copy of one from Brown (fols. 590-591); also, copies of four memoranda (fols. 596-599, 600, 601-602, 603-605) and two blueprints (fols. 594-595) by A.A. Ratsey for the Board: all concerning proposals for the reconstruction of Burutu, 28 Mar, 16 May 1918; 26 Feb-17 Mar 1919
- (fols. 606-610) copies of two memoranda by A.A. Ratsey, for the Board, on additions to the fleet (fols. 606-608, 609-610), 1 and 4 Apr 1919
- (fols. 611-612) two pages from West Africa reporting Commercial Court proceedings of the Niger Company claiming against the Yorkshire Insurance Company for fire damage at Burutu, 18 Oct 1919
- (fols. 613-614) two letters from Trigge to Scarbrough, reporting the House of Lords' favourable judgement and consequent full payment of insurance made by the Marine Company to the Niger Company [see also MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 49-52], 3 Nov 1922; 5 Jan 1923.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1923
Extent
84 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 92, fols. 531-614
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk