Box 606766760
Container
Contains 42 Results:
Volume 1, part 2: 'Meetings 1888-1914', 1912-1915
File
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2)
Ordinary General Meeting items printed, unless otherwise noted.
Extents: 1 volume
Dates:
1912-1915
Letter from Trigge to Scarbrough, commenting on the effect on profits of increased development work, 18 Jul 1912
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 224-246
With further comments about:
the excellent reputation of 'the pale-faced earnest (Company) workers'
relations with Bauchi mining companies prosper, as do the Company's own diverse mining interests
'London capitalists and adventurers' turning to Benue districts
Nathan Maidman, Acting Agent General, instructed to expand operations in Northern Nigeria
...
Extents: 23 Leaves
Dates:
18 Jul 1912
Special Circular and blank forms concerning new share issue, 20 Jul 1912
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 247-248
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
20 Jul 1912
Investors' Guardian article on Company tin workings, 27 Jul 1912
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fol. 249
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
27 Jul 1912
Papers related to the Thirty-Second meeting, 31 Jul, 1 Aug 1912
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 250-264
Includes:
(fols. 253-256) working notes
(fols. 250-252) draft agenda
(fols. 257-262) Proceedings and Report and balance sheet
(fols. 263-264) Times and Financial Times cuttings.
Explanations by the Chairman of need for the share issue to raise capital to support...
Extents: 15 Leaves
Dates:
31 Jul, 1 Aug 1912
Monthly cash sale figures for 1913, some initialled by Trigge, Feb-Jun 1914
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 265-297
Extents: 33 Leaves
Dates:
Feb-Jun 1914
Comparison of imports in Nigeria for 1911 and 1912, initialled by Shave, 21 Feb 1913
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fol. 298
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
21 Feb 1913
Shareholders' circulars and blank forms from Rand for new share issues, Jul 1913
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 299-300
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
Jul 1913
Letter from Shave to Scarbrough about the trading position, especially liquor trade, 8 Jul 1913
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 301-305
Includes:
(fols. 301-303) more 'luxury' goods being bought; transfer of soldiers from Zungeru to Kaduna
(fols. 304-305) tables of stock annexed.
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates:
8 Jul 1913
Letter from Trigge to Scarbrough, describing abnormal trading conditions but satisfactory results, despite over-trading and expensive development, 16 Jul 1913
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 306-330
With further comments about:
increased use of cash in trading may lead to losses
considerable success of Zaria-Rahama railway releases Company from its government guarantee
prospects for shea nuts in the north have led to creation of De Bruyn Ltd., subsidiary of Messrs. Usines J.E. De Bruyn
West African currency to be introduced
requests...
Extents: 25 Leaves
Dates:
16 Jul 1913
Papers relating to the Thirty-Third Meeting, 31 Jul 1913
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 331-350
Includes:
(fols. 331-335; 337-342) working notes and drafts
(fol. 336) table of produce purchase
(fols. 343-348) Proceedings, Report, and balance sheet
(fol. 349) Times press cutting
(fol. 350) map.
The new De Bruyn company, trade, mining, and railway developments, were...
Extents: 20 Leaves
Dates:
31 Jul 1913
Notes of sums in the Open, Suspense, and Reserve accounts, 13 Jan 1914
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 351-353
Final sheet initialled by W.R.M. [Moore, of the Counting House].
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
13 Jan 1914
Shareholders' circulars about a share issue to be discussed at an Extraordinary General Meeting, 25 Feb 1914
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 354-356
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
25 Feb 1914
Schedule of tin output figures for Vom areas between Nov 1912-Feb 1914, Feb 1914
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fol. 357
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
Feb 1914
Manuscript notes in Scarbrough's hand for his speech to shareholders, n.d. [Feb 1914]
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 358-359
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
n.d. [Feb 1914]
Groundnut accounts for 1913, initialled by Trigge, 28 Feb 1914
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fol. 360
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
28 Feb 1914
Letter from M[ontague] Muir Mackenzie, a shareholder, to Scarbrough, 4 Mar 1914
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 361-362
Remonstrating against meetings for stockholders occurring on working days, the distribution of Company resources, and the third capital increase running.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
4 Mar 1914
Copy of a letter from Hon. Algernon H. Mills of Glyn Mills Currie & Co. bankers, to Scarbrough, 5 Mar 1914
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 363-364
Confirming their loan of $100,000; but considers the capital increase of £350,000 inadequate to reestablish Company credit.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
5 Mar 1914
Proceedings of the Extraordinary General Meeting, 6 Mar 1914
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 365-367
At the meeting, the Chairman summarised the Company's role in the development of Nigeria since Revocation, as the background to the Board's request for larger powers and for new Articles of Association.
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
6 Mar 1914
Copy of a letter [unsigned, but from Scarbrough] to Glyns, 6 Mar 1914
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 85 (2), fols. 368-369
Explaining the need for a larger loan, and shareholders' endorsement of Board policy.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
6 Mar 1914