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Box 606766773

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Contains 178 Results:

Manuscript copy by Scarbrough of his letter to C.B. Edgar calculating the commissions due to Company Managers and Agents General, 25 Jun 1910

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 98, fols. 92-93
Also stressing the need to modify their agreements if these entitle them to commissions on the mining venture profits.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates: 25 Jun 1910

Letter from Sir H. Hesketh Bell, Zaria, to Scarbrough, giving detailed reasons for his choice of route and methods of tin fields' railway construction, 18 Jul 1910

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 98, fols. 117-118
Also plans for a road, and for the vehicles to use it; the disappointing results from dredges due to inexperience.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates: 18 Jul 1910

Letter from Fiddes to Scarbrough on Eaglesome's recommendations and estimates for transport facilities, 28 Jul 1910

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 98, fols. 123-126
Possibilities of loan from Southern to Northern Nigerian administrations for construction; very low river stops deliveries.
Extents: 4 Leaves
Dates: 28 Jul 1910

Copy of letter from Watts to Scarbrough, 8 Aug 1910

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 98, fols. 129-135
Enclosing copies of letter from Alexander Miller (1900) and his own Company cable (1902): all concerning his understanding that his longstanding service agreement entitled him to profit from Company mineral ventures, and the spur that this has been for his initiative in promoting this activity, while preventing his private investment in it. See also MSS. Afr. s. 94, fols. 51-55.
Extents: 7 Leaves
Dates: 8 Aug 1910

Extract copied from Company letter from Downham, Northern Divisional Agent, Lokoja, 24 Aug 1910

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 98, fol. 139
About new Medical Officer, Dr Cameron Blair, advising the removal of the indigenous town to beyond the River Mimi, contrary to the interests of the trading community [enclosed in fols. 181-184?].
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates: 24 Aug 1910

Extract copied from Company letter from Watts about the 'insane proposal' to move the indigenous town of Lokoja, 31 Aug 1910

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 98, fol. 143
The absence of indigenous rights to land contrasted with those of Southern Nigeria [enclosed with fol. 139 in fols. 181-184?].
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates: 31 Aug 1910