Matters dealt with include: taxation produce staff changes mining licences shipping used by Holt's and Elder Dempster improvements required for handling produce and coal at Burutu to reduce labour problems and release steamers for transport carrying for own and foreign governments. ...

Criticising the excessive repayments to Company shareholders after Revocation, and the treatment of the 'reserve fund'.

On the navigability of the Gongola River, its riverine towns, and their inhabitants.

About the following: (fol. 539) government prohibition on gunpowder trade affecting Oguta (fol. 540) steamer collision with Burutu main wharf (fol. 541) Col. Montanaro to occupy Egbadi and capture Bebi Kola (fol. 542) the poor timing of the Badiko expedition (fol. 542) cashing of cheques in 'government' canteens (fol....

[The second page of fol. 559?].

Enclosed with fol. 559.

About: shifting Benue staff and despatching Marmon with the Badiko expedition competition with Holt's effect of government proclamation on the payment of labour.

Enclosing fol. 554, about the ivory trade and duty [possibly continued by fol. 547]. Second page (fol. 560) belongs to fol. 566, concerning tolls on rubber.

Concerning: (fol. 561) extensive renovations at the government beach at Akassa (fol. 561) the need for proper title to Company freeholds in the South (fol. 562) use of vessels in both seasons (fol. 563) 'vexatious' customs regulations giving trouble at Forçados.

About: impracticability of a dutiable ivory trade contradictions in Northern and Southern administrative requirements possibility that competitive government carrying is a reason for realising the Company's transport business.

Second page misbound at fol. 560.