Unsigned copies of London Office letters to agents, 17 Mar 1914
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 99, fols. 44-63
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
(fols. 44-51) Five letters to Agent(s) General:
- (fols. 44-45, including a repetition of fol. 42) cables exchanged about the need to transporting tin despite the low river, and on prices given for palm oil and kernels, and agents' fears if these are reduced
- (fols. 46-48) 'Produce & General': on the trading position dictating the reduction in oil and kernel prices; with annexed statement of the Jan/Feb position
- (fol. 49) 'Produce & General': enumerating low market prices for produce
- (fol. 50) 'Employees': concerning sailing dates
- (fol. 51) 'Mining & Mining Transport': on importance of shipping out tin, by railway if river impassable.
(fol. 52) Letter to Maidman, Acting Agent General, Zaria, confirming the cable sent concerning limit on disbursements to two mining companies.
(fol. 53) Letter to the Agent-in-charge, Lagos, confirming the cable received about produce shipments to Liverpool.
(fols. 54-56) Two letters to Burutu office:
- (fols. 54-55) confirming cable received about produce purchases and requirements and tin shipments
- (fol. 56, original to enclose a copy of fols. 57-58) 'Produce & General': about sending all groundnuts to Hamburg; staff sailings; code for tin shipments from Lagos.
Further:
- (fols. 57-58) to the Lagos office about the need to ship tin by rail from Jengre to Lagos, and the code to be used; also about the quality of groundnut shipments
- (fol. 59) to Northern Divisional Agent, Lokoja, confirming the cable received about Upper Igarra groundnut prices and cloth requirements
- (fols. 60-61) to the Southern Divisional Agent, Assay, reviewing the oil and kernel situation, the need for price reductions, and the implications of this for producers, competitors, and Company agents
- (fol. 62) to Chief Mining Engineer, Jos, confirming cable received about de-restricted mining areas [fol. 43]
- (fol. 63) to C.J. Maclaverty, care of the Ibi agent, confirming cable received asking for instructions.
Dates
- Creation: 17 Mar 1914
Extent
20 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 99, fols. 44-63
Repository Details
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