NIGERIA
ITS PEOPLES AND ITS PROBLEMS
A BORGU CANOE-MAN.
(Copyright.) (Photo by Mr. E. Firmin.) Frontispiece.
NIGERIA
ITS PEOPLES AND ITS PROBLEMS
BY
E. D. MOREL
EDITOR OF “THE AFRICAN MAIL”
AUTHOR OF “AFFAIRS OF WEST AFRICA,” “THE BRITISH CASE IN FRENCH CONGO,”
“KING LEOPOLD’S RULE IN AFRICA,” “RED RUBBER,” “GREAT BRITAIN
AND THE CONGO,” “THE FUTURE OF THE CONGO,” ETC.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS
LONDON
SMITH, ELDER & CO., 15, WATERLOO PLACE
1911
All rights reserved
TO THE MEMORY
OF
MARY KINGSLEY
WHO POINTED THE WAY
I have to express, in the first place, my indebtedness tothe Editor and Management of the Times and of theManchester Guardian for permission to reproduce thearticles and maps which appeared in the columns of thosenewspapers, and to all those who have so generouslyhelped me to overcome an accident to my camera byplacing their own admirable photographic work at mydisposal.
In the second place, I desire to record my sincereappreciation for the courtesy I received from the ColonialOffice in connection with a recent visit to Nigeria; andto Sir Walter and Lady Egerton, Sir Henry Hesketh Bell,Mr. Charles Temple (Acting-Governor of Northern Nigeria)and their Staffs for the kindness and hospitality extendedto me while there.
Also to the Management and Staff of the Southern andNorthern Nigeria railways; in particular to the Directorof the Public Works Department of the Northern Protectorate,Mr. John Eaglesome and to Mrs. Eaglesome,and to Mr. Firmin, the Resident Engineer of the SouthernNigeria line at Jebba.
My travels in the country were facilitated in everyway possible, and the kindness everywhere shown me inboth Protectorates far transcended any claim whichordinary courtesy to a stranger might have suggested.
To the British merchants established in Nigeria I amunder similar obligations, more particularly to Messrs.John Holt & Co., Ltd., who were good enough to placetheir steamers at my disposal. To Messrs. Elder Dempster& Co. I am similarly indebted.
My special thanks are due to my friends Mr. andMrs. William A. Cadbury and Mr. John Holt and his[viii]sons, for much personal kindness in connection with myjourney. I am indebted to Mr. Trigge, of the NigerCompany, Mr. W. H. Himbury, of the British CottonGrowing Association, and many