With four comparative statements, three initialled by Joseph E. Trigge, of produce sales and purchases (mainly oil and kernel), Jan-Mar 1911-1914.

Enclosures missing.

Comprises: (fols. 13-16) Four letters to Agents General Watts and Lenthall: (fols. 13-14) 'Produce & General', on market situations and Board policy on development (fol. 14a) 'Employees', about sailing dates (fol. 15, enclosure copied fol. 22) 'Mining & Mining Transport', about shipping consignments, and enclosing copy of letter received about...

(fols. 35-37) Unsigned copies of three financial summaries of the Company's position, of which fols. 35-36 enclosed to Scarbrough in fol. 39. (fol. 38) One comparative summary, 1900-1914, initialled by Trigge.

(fols. 35-36) Sent in connection with Glynn Mills negotiation. Also about a new share issue; 'inopportune' article in Truth, connected with [Leon] Frenkel [copy to be enclosed, missing].

Concerning shipping out tin, if necessary by rail; groundnuts to Hamburg; and the need to reduce produce purchase prices drastically.

Also enclosing a copy of Watts's cable of the Agents' adverse reaction to this; also on the combination of Elders and German steamship companies against merchants; Liverpool reaction to rumours of a 'fusion' of mercantile interests [enclosure of Liverpool Post cutting of this missing].

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...

From: Burutu Lagos Lokoja Gascoyne, Onitsha Burutu. All reporting on produce purchases, shipments, and requirements.

Also about: 'discouraging' reactions to plans for fusing interests oils market, stagnation ascribed to manipulation, and Company policy of reduced prices essential, but year's prospects brighter the various courses open for improving Company finance through the share issue meeting of Chamber of Mines at which Best spoke of suing the Company, and the...

Confirming cables exchanged concerning produce purchases and shipments.

On: competitors establishing in Northern Nigeria the possibility of buying a motor car to investigate these activities the government's lorry service for Zaria.