| Description | Correspondence with Sir Gilbert Thomas Gilbert-Carter [Governor and Commander in Chief, Lagos, 1891-1896], Col. Sir Henry McCallum [Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Lagos, 1897-1899], Sir William MacGregor [Governor of Lagos, 1899-1904] and related Colonial Office officials
Including /2-4 Correspondence from Sir Gilbert Thomas Gilbert-Carter relating to publication of correspondence of his in 'The Times' and 'The Asiatic Quarterly' regarding conduct of Royal Niger Company and Colonial Office protocol, with minute by Chamberlain and wrapper, 1896; /8 Letter from Col. Sir Henry McCallum relating to recruitment for West African constabularies, and general matters, with photograph of native plant, 1897; /9-10 Letter from Col. Sir Henry McCallum relating to French troop movements in region, with memorandum 'A Geographical and Commercial View of Northern Central Africa by James McQueen', 1897; /15 Letter from Col. Sir Henry McCallum relating to French seizure of Nikki, responses of native population to Anglo-French hostilities, and necessity to divert trans-Niger trade, 1897; /16 Letter from Col. Sir Henry McCallum relating to progress of Colonial troop movements and his tour of hinterland, 1898; /19 Letter from William MacGregor relating to dispute between Lagos officials, selection of his successor and necessity that projects he has initiated are completed [improvements in sanitation, the judiciary, and communications], Aug 1899 |