COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL.
No. 1444.
THE GAMBIA
REPORT FOR 1928.
(For Reports for 1 'J 26 and 192 7 .sec JV.,.s. './/,?' and LV.rj r< sp( ct inly (Price Gel. each).)
IMUNTKI) IN TIU-; (iA.MIJIA
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Ad astral Hone, K i n<;s\\ ;i y, I .r >nf ton, \Y J . r:u, '. S-<>>':.> -I reef, l-!d inhur;:h ; YoH. St reft, M ;Mir! K-stcr , 1, Sr. \ ^iii revS" «'Jresrent., On rdif."; 1:.. Di'.".'\'::il! S or t h rouf:h ;t ny I !nok. e! i« :i . i '* i *• ! . ' -I, \ . EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD PUBLICATIONS. Note on the work of the Hoard and Statement of Research Grants approved by the Secretary of State from July, 1920, to May, 1927. Cmd. 2898. lid. (3hL). Agricultural Economies in the Empire. (B.M.B. 1.) Cel. (rId.). Tropical Agricultural Beoearehin the Empire, with special reference to Cacao, Sugar Cane, Cotton and Palms. (K.M/B. 2.) Is. Od. iis.Od.). Agriculture in Trinidad. Report on Development. (E.M.B. :{.) od. Agriculture in British (iuiana. Report on Development. (E.M.B. I.) <).) Od. (IdX The Chemistrv of Wine Making. A Report on Oono- logical Research. (K.ALB. 7.) Lv. Od. lis. 2d,). Grass and Fodder Crop Conservation in Transportable Form. (E.M.B. 8.) is.Od. {is. 2d.). Empire Marketing Board. Maw 1927 to May, 1928. < E.M.B. 9.) is. Od. (Lv. 2d.). Empire Grown Sisal and its importance to the Cordage Manufacturer. (E.M.B. 10.) Od. (8c/.) Viticultural Research. (E.M.B. 11.) U. Od. (is. 2d.). Report on Insect Infestation of Dried Fruit. (E.M.B. 12.) Is. Od. (\s. 2d.). Grapefruit Culture in the British West Indies and British Honduras. (E.M.B. 13.) Is. Od. (is. 2d.). Survev Method of "Research in Farm Economies. January, 19:29. IE.M.B. IT) Od. (8(6. Oranges. World Production and Trade, Memorandum prepared in the Statistics and Intelligence Branch. April, 1929. (E.M.B 15.) is. Od. (is. IkL). Development of Agriculture in British Honduras. Mav, .1929. (E.M.B. 10.) ' Is. (kl. ils. 8c/.). Schistusomiasis ami Malaria in Relation to Irrigation. May, 1929. (K.M.B. 17.) \s. M. (Is. od.). AH 'Prices arc net. Those in brackets include Postage, OliTAINAHLK CUO.M Y l\I) SALT. Or TICKS <)!' HIS MAJESTY'S -STATIONERY OFFICE, A «• inn ADDUKS^CS SHOWN ON THH FRONT COVKR OF THIS HKPOKT, Oil Tlli'.Oi'CH ANY PooKSKU.hii. (ONTKXTS. History and Geography ...... -• ... 3. General ... 4. II. Finance ... f). III. Production t;. IV. Trade and Economics ... 7. V. Communications S. VI. ,Justic<\Police, and Prisons IK VII. Pnl.lie Works 10. VIII. Public Health 11. IX. Education 11. V. T.:md< and Survey 12. XI. Miscellaneous ... 12. Aj.pe ndix I. —Principal Firms, etc. 11. mlix 11.— List of Parristcrs, Solicitors and Patent A^cnl> 11. THE GAMBIA. AXNTAI, CKNKUAL KKPORT, M>:^. History and Geography. Tl K • I i j -1 11( -'el 11 »1 i \ i • :• rruiin I i >i t 1i< • ( i : 1111! .|; i -1; 11 < • i : c *; 11 ; i i \, t;. ( 1 ( ) I till' | . *> ! | | ('< | | | | | i \ . \\ ! 'i •} I An'"' ('.Mill M < »* ' ;i \ r' I M ' 1 Kill, \ I -!'••. I i • M i < • v i : 1 i I 1 v l \ : in i • I •; r | » »I ; 11 I >< • < i i •! • : i ! 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W i •! i u;is f X M | >')M<)])ir M DMin^il Ml'h-)' ll"' tll'.T) Scrj, The Colonv, which comprises the towns of Bathurst and (icorgetowu and some adjoining land, has an area of only (J9 ^ juare miles. The Protectorate Is a narrow strip of territory (en kilometre* wide on each hank extending up the rivr for 2o0 miles from Bathurst. r riie Gambia River has its source near the village of Babe on the Ruta Jallon plateau. It flows westward for ahout TOO miles. The ri\ The inhabitants ec the Protectorate are mostly Jollofa, Mandingos, Fulas, and Jolas, nearly all of whom are Mahommedans except the last named tribe who are pagan though the Mahommcdnu religion i» gaining ground amongst them and as a result they are gradually dropping their primitive eu>ioms. The currency is British West African silver and alloy coinage and paper. Since the French five-franc pieee> were demonetised, little silver lias heen seen in the Protectorate, There was in cireulation during' the year ahout CofiO.OOO worth of alloy coinage, una note- to the value of £ Mil,000. 'The monetary units and the standards of weights and measures art1 British, hat the people are equallv conversant with tin*1 metric s\>tcm owing to their (dose contact with the neighbouring Colonics. I.—General. On the 10th of January, the death of Sir George Denton, K.c.M.o., occurred, lie was Governor of the Gamhia from 1900 to 11)11. The valuable work ho did for the advancement of the Colony and Protectorate is gratefully remembered. In April, the Governor preceded to Dakar to present the Insignia of an Honorary Knight CommanUei of the Mo^t Excellent Order of the British Empire on behalf of His Majesty to \hu Governor General of French West Africa, The occasion was marked by great cordiality and the most splendid hospitality Shortly after. Sir John Middleton, K.R.E,, C.M.O., left the Colour having been appointed Governor of the Dominion of Newfoundland. JIQ was succeeded by Sir Edward Denham, K.K.K., C.M.O ., who assume I)r. I IOJ kinson, (wi.c, n.s.o.. Senior Travelling ('ommissioner North Hank Province, was appointed under Additional I nsf met ions respecting the ('oust it ut ioi; of Legl>hu i\ e Council a member of that hod}, anu also of Kxecutiv Council. II. Finance. The revenue and expenditure for the la>f the years ha> heen Sfttif Vttrr Here ittte, AV/» '•mi it a n\ L< Lm{i\ ami L'liliti ttirs. v e e e VXl\ ...... 2(^013 2o;u;;io 125,Sti;>> lT^OM i(J2'> im,os<; 27cs;50 i i:k7i:i ml.bit; pj2f> 2i;um;$ in;wm ii:>jh; vy>i ...... 2;>2,4i(j 277,h2o ,si,171 i The expenditure in H)2o included £32,o46 for the writing of!' of tlie lice and seed nut debts of the Protectorate. The expenditure* in 1927 included the sum of i\,').(MH) which was set aside* fjr the establishment of a Reserve IMUHI. The liability to the West African Currency Hoard incurred in 11)22 for demonetization of the live-franc piece was reduced during the year by £2U;30. Customs receipts, which represented f>i> per cent of the total revenue of the Colony, brought in I* i 7 ~,.'>(>S as against il I 72.SS7 tho year before, A comparison of the four chief items of dutv during (he last live years shows increase m revenue from (irounduuts and ad ruhtrvm dutv, but a dcci-easc during 1 y 28 on Kola* and Tobacco. f:ii/i<-rt Ihilij. .•1// t' V V ' £ 1<>2i ,r> 7,572 1 s,,st',7 11J 72 l'.L'.i •i'U2! • 2:').oi(; IC.N2I 10.748 I'.*2f> rn'i.'.fiui ! :'.•-'.:> 2.") 2;i.:ms 1 i .*•>:> l!»27 (;i..".!2 • •11.7'.'.") 2!'».7'.»T i 7..1J7 r.'-,\s .. v;'.,SOM ; :')i.2in :'>;;.7<>;> I2.S1C, < 'i iv| j »; n'(! n| ill \'i -i lii I' ill a ' 1111 wis » iI %> ii Inh«- ' S-'-'iinS-'-'iinSl a- - !. )- *;, »•* ; •; ,t {in Minni -loot! al C 1 '5.!M);> while IIP a<*' j;,! | ih'j U'Ci'l.l '!•»;) nj! ^ I'd i i - i 1 . « ' • i 111 I * M II V i '. . W • ». !. • i >.•:.: i \ , \ ;! 11 i i . I . • I \ ( . 1 I li 1 ! - I' ii!l I. • • ; : i • 1 < '. e c . i •.. • • i ;;, \ \ > i1 t i • • I * •, i 1 ) • : 11 > •;' .' 1 1 *i f ! 11» j •1 i • ;i: ••• * ,i j i * - • • :- \ t • I * i:: i • i "I I o i». 1:15 / . II!, Production. I (:»a I v;i h!<' < >! r \ | M M'l - V. :i * I' I . I "jli.MD!). K\repl for I * a IHI K * Tilt 1 U ;i in I Mill'-- 'l | M'e >!' the i iiuiini;! i- ( i mimduii! - nil whieh an o\pnii - \\'\ ic»l. The toima^v ;nid value of Hie crop fur the 1a M vear> has oeen i inflows : — I'M// i i:1:;.i '.'7 -•>;:'.:> 7 s Tlic tn;ti:i [» !''••' ii I :!'_;• • i i:-! : 11 i!; n\\ c,\ ' lie ( i rmiiiih; il • - \ j >:»i -1 ' r.p le i I'! II;' ; I H '-r Veil;••- 1 !:| - I ;crl l: - - I'. , . ',. L'ti hi »-\s (1 Te A "Ticillt ill\l I I ).'p;||1 III '1)1 ill -! noilte-j I 7 J ) i i i'MT of M'e| III n.i 11 \c I a I'lii-a'-. In- 'I i -I n l)iil ion is ivp il j t h-r J h k Hi' n ( ; i 1 1 s- !'.a! i *r< • rtjh ] (mi s nr in1 ' f '••.! m,i !c sin«*c ihr ( mvci'iiinclil wroic o?f lie liahiliiir- oT Ir; mi': m iiie I' rol rctor;) 1 r i < a i r \cars ;i Increased areas have been devoted to tin* growing of food studs., but no alternative to the >tapic crop, on which the prosperity «.f the Colony depends, has as vol been introduced. < i 111 j»<• :i com suffered severely in nir\nv localities from I;eo diva Several outbreaks of cattle disease occurred during the vear, some 2.head being1 lost in Koinbo and over 4,000 in the South Hank Province. At present th^re is some doubt as to whether the disease is rinderpest or contagious bovine pleuro-pncmnoma and until the arrival of the veterinary expert, who is expe< led in the new year, segregation of the infected animals "-id careful restriction of travelling cattle continue1 to he the only preventives. IV.—Trade and Economics. The following table shows the balance of trade (exclusive of Specie) durinjr the last five years : — Imports. Export*. Balance of Year. CM.) Export* ocey (<:<•/•) Import* in Z. I £ I £ £ 1 £ 1924 1,503,059 i 009,700 893,359 ' 2;\'1,659 r I92. ) .. .. . i,;es,5.is | 015,327 ! 722,021 i 100,094 1S1V. 1,555,303 ! (551,13V 1 904,100 "5:5,029 1927 '.,802,370 803,370 ! 999,000 1 35,024 192.S 1.010,080 ' 1,150,009 145,3.23 The largest increases of imports were in Cotton Piece Goods and Rice. The former with 7.1'J J^ofl square yjn Is showed an increase of £47,7(18 over 19^7, and the latter with I tons-showed an increase of X.\ViA&l. n\er l!^7. ()n the (»,!.r,t hand, Kola nuts and I obacco were consumed in less (piant itV-. than in l!)27, the decrease in value4 of these two semi- luxuries, as compared with, the previous years, being and £ respectively. Great Britain qiplied most of the following foods . —Apparel, bags and sacks, co;\i and cement, cottons, bun her, meiieine ari(i drugs, oils edible, tobacco and potabl spirits. Biscuits, boots, shoes and slippers, hats an 1 caps, ric.!, soap, suga \ tea and •wines were ob(s;um\! chieflv fro.a e i.mcc. The United Slates of America fnrnishrd the jvrcatest vain** of Hour, oil not edible, and motor ears. There M <\\}] a preference for vehicles ot American production and importations have he*»n of the Ford, Chevrolet and Broekwnv ivp)esi . The percent a^< 4 of imports for the last five y >ars have been :— Ii am 1 i 1 i British Fmpire lVl.97 O 1.1 IA UO.10 A• 1.71 France 2mbl %2U'»:l $(u;;> :m.ON (Jcrniany 7.57 *2/.VI 5/5X 5.19 Fnited States of America 4.1? r>.:58 Fnmi THE nvonl> for the | >a>t t went v-li ve \cars it aj NP< ars I hat THE year 1 92S is TIn* first IN \VLdc h the British Fmpuv1 lias prov'ded LE-«, than .•")() per cent of THE total imports of the (\>lonv. Tin* following »s the pcrce•ntau' E OL rc\ cnae to trade d urhm' :HE ia^t FIVE YEARS lit::, (// ft/ /a 11.12 1 1. I.'CM II.7S V,-Commti nications. R>S:> SHIP* OF 1.2I):I'O!)7 TOO> ENTERED AND CLEARED IN !!>'JS A* COMPARED WITH AH'!) -hip.> OF L/c^T/R^L TON- IN 1!CJ7. (I I P< ,!, L)UTEH AND S nvv-'r[\ni\ -: I' ll« V-MILE -HIP-. W E"E RHA l 1 ci'ED L O i'ch)O\ E L HE (O|ui\ .> E\JRJ,;-OL \S INCH II I T \ •-elL.FHT \\ I'M' LO| rl^N. ( NTD THE HCA\\ BIPPMA AND PORI CHARGE- AL BONA' ARE REDUCED* H ^III BE NUPO-IBB LOR BLLLRDI -HLP> LOEONIPEH Mieee>>F NIL V UBH ri\AI> in T LA- ea RR\ I N;» TRADE OF TIN- (N-OUV, ( )N GENERAL LIR-I r]y-.< CARI>O FROM LIXCRPOEB THE FREEDIT- ARC A INCH A- TB"> A -ON, l.t.M LONDON ;i TON. WBIL 1 THE FN NEH -DNP- EARRV THEN* CAR«.;O. • IRAN MAR AALLC- AND BORDEAUX AT ABOUT F 1 A ION PIN- IJ #/. h'ALI! DCE«- AND HANDHMJ; CHARA.ES 9 Hi* ?.!;ijr:.(\\ Ships - Calcutta " and " Daffodil " and also the -able >t earner ** Trau^iiisIivr railed at .IJallmr-t during the year, mid Mom ;ei;i Jean Lebandy from Pari- in hU yacht the P. ITeroasi " and Mr. Wearue of Singapore in his yacht Black Swan " *Tde In Apribthe flying boat "Singapore" with Sir Alan and Lady Cobban) on board touched here and received a heariv reception. A French aeroplane belonging to the Cnmpagnie (beerale Aeropostale made a Corcetl landing in the North P>ank ProCnce and was subsequently conveyed to Dakar bv road. The (iovernment river scr\ ice has been maintained \C** n;,! interruption A weekly schedule was maintained from November to Mav, nd fortnightly from J une to ()etob« .' The "Prince of Wales'* had a total mileage of llMlo and the " Vampire" of !),SS(>, In addition to genera! transport work, the Prince of WV1^" carries out monthly inspect ions of the buoy- in the otuarv and on Bijol Island. She was also instrumental in agisting the S.S. "Aic're-a" to refloat after grounding in the Kai llai Channel. The (Jovernors ^ acbt " Mau>a Kiln 15a was in conim-Inn throughout the vear and -learned (J.KlN miles. In addition to the ( io\ei'innent flotilla of -learner.- and ho nebo- there are a number of pnvalelv owned erall in the (iambia. The < M J 11 < ^ and ehoi>ue;>.„ which nriv lormerh o> j > i < * t ure-q ue a -':.a! «n the river, are now being irradua 1!\ replaced lo -mall -lean* Malt A slight inerea-e was recorde*! in the number of letters i Md 1 diiiingtbc Ne.irand 'be travelling* n VI, Justico, Pohcc and Prisons. 'There ha- been an almost entire aicr ol -eiioio crimes •> (),<• ( iioubi t and In the Police Magistrate's Court there has been a steady decline since the year 1922 which is attributed to the more settled conditions of trade after the boom of IS > *-J 0—21. The native tribunals have discharged their judicial duties with sagacity. The larger number of cases coining before them this year lias been due not to increase in crime but to greater efheieney on the part of the Chiefs in its detection and. suppression. On the civil side, the Supreme Court has had eleven suits to decide whilst the Court of Requests and the Cadi's Court in Bathurst have not been unduly burdened with easts. There has been more civil litigation in the Protectorate during the last twelve1 months and this is ascribed to the greater confidence now felt in the justice administered by the native t ribunals. The Police look after the prisons at Bathurst and Georgetown and tin1 fire brigade at Bathurst is also manned by them. In addition to the constabulary at headquarters, there are four small detachments in the Protectorate. The Band has been increased and its performances give great pleasure to the people. No cases of drunkenness were reported during the year on the twenty-one licensed premises in Bathurst. The wine and beer shops arc well conducted and, in the majority of eases, close, except on holidays and special occasions, before the legal hour. VII.—Public Works. As regards the more important undertakings now in hand, the work on the Slipway has been carried on throughout the year and it is anticipated that it will be opened before the trade season commence* next year. Operations in connect ion with the Bat hurst Reclamation Scheme have been gravely hindered by the* difficulty in finding material containing a Huflieiently low proportion of mud to suit the dredger in the tidal area at the back of the town. When the ten-acre lot now being raised U ready for occupation, it will be laid out as a place of residence for some of the inhabitants whose vards dose by aire liable to periodic flooding during the rains. Tne work on the deviation of the road between Bathurst and Cape St. Mary is nearing completion and will improve the communications with Kombo—the most fertile Province in the Protectorate. tie* ve:ir fbe Batlnirsl Market has l,ivn « \ n * n< I» < 1 an I a new -IAMLRISIC)' f- * j > r < > \ i * I * ; 1 an I in I In1 oonfiu-^ of ilm i-iwn a new In- leeji.aa- lb } -1 • - ]|'J-JMLAI p hung i • ;t« • ? * «i In i'"|»!:i!v »he J.-j n j» >?m r\" 1 uii! I,iia 11!.*ii i>r 'i"1 v •! "<» j sir n , 1- ..:r . • lu n • b P • !• • m - id; , - ODI /• •;•« . ' • e I > :.-kl • S| •• • , i ' . i ; ;..«,: ^ • ' i 1 .5 ' ' " ! ! ' • •' e, . ' ' 1 hV a 1! | * it"! * * .\ i, .\ ;' ;' i «>:n • ia i o r i j a o\ • i 11 <; t i • • b a \ • \\ ? v I»o«• 11 - • ic >' ;• [ w i: 1, k.;;a ;i I -ink- a A I A r *A I h > ,A ho 11 • o • a PAA*- • I H| ill ; • I bj.e h\ the op ug of a ^ i < A I'I'HIIIAI' I: a ipse! I »r\ . Vill. Public Health, I n Ihriiu •>!, wiih il- popuiat ion of 1 0. 1 7 o whieh h snarh doubled t"iu|»'»r,,nl\ during a prospermia trade season, (here was io epidemic during I he \ ea«' under review. The deaths exceeded tin* births, of which 2ho were registered, by Ol the rainfall of o7 inches, nearlv om -half fell in the month of August. h p during the months from dune to <)etober that mo w b i a 'a A t a : oa -e i nij m M •<1 ha ve had a d i - I phi - ''lb •'•! un ' lr • I : >*J s/2H trade o- » a Sa it; i a r v A rra o; a at am: - m ibnlinr-! are Pol orcubive BUT lie a r 11 a e b < >| \ t a a. o up w \ has A hi In- ea rr ;• • i * n; i I» r ;Y N - e ea rl s i , j \ \ • l. . , iinji!'!i\t' ; \\\ the pi ire: no • • M| a u a > I - e. o •; -1 earl for io • o * ih« ioei dl d road-. I a i pn o - an- n'- in p'.a!a SUA P< hi and water si i j pU a *. • N - e,\ n ir b i eo, j «a I• • /a P »a. I he re a re • \\.» 1 | c »x j, {P i! - 11 j ; ! • - • t > >' > p« . «•! •, • • a ' I b i! • a ( • • \ 11 oilier at ( i*M aaiel i.w 11, At the HA'aar. ' '•'.'> ii!-'»:i!!Oi- w •. r« • a'be HP I and 1 li. ! 7M on 1 - pa ! !ei H - d u r. na i h• • \ » i r a a I I n "J • 'p-R ;: ; - -., - w * O. • a oia nod. ( b •< a* a eo i w 11 re. a \ ed i i -; O i ; u - a a I .*'».'» s '> a p i i i - a ; r I soaie ; .< r M r p. w pv , |,., i i; w i: ii OX I la • P r >P e A * ;); \ |, • - J •'. • , j \ ), ]j,. M- a ud I h« • I )p p» o- ei' a I 1 a — • a n ! I\ a u a R, I N i N I a h ! I n* ef a b P> i i a u res Tor llail.ur*! ;ip per lleapatab i»ui llie fllbei- <.| i|,F Wb.ne-n and ( bil'lr.ai \\ ebare ('bine ha\ • b*»-ai ma !e*d and its u - < • 1 u 11 o • e\P-o |- ed i w ! ae «»p.anma i>f A aili ebme oi New Si r<-e\ A I I b • ead OI i h<• \ e na IX. Education. Sebool apendanei ba- laauaut'! a- orejolar during IlL^a- in 1 !) 'J 7 and com pu bo \ e< b i ai I mci will ba \ e in In- f 11! * ire • I b • i o *e a n v delimte llllp} o\ eoalll eaM lake plaee, ( )| ! (JM I pnpib op the pppsfer abuo-t, one-hall presented ihemsepf> lor lie: annual <• \ a mi na t ion. Most of the teacher- at work in the behoofs are not trained and only 12 a minority hold teachers certificates. Four certificates were grafted this year to teachers out of thirteen candidates, but next year it IS Intended to start definite courses for teachers and also to re-establish a vocational school in Hathurst. Physical instruction and school athletics are encouraged and inter-school sports were held as usual on Fmpire Day. The Hoy Scouts and (Jirl Guides movement has taken firm hold in Bathurst, though it is at present run independently of the Schools. One boy has been sent to Manchester Fniversity to study medicine and two bovs have* been educated at Fourah Bav College, Sierra JJ( one, with Government scholarships. There are two Mohammedan Schools in the Gambia apart from the village Koran schools. These are at Bathersf and Georgetown and the latter, which has now com pleted the second year of its existence1, has become one of the established insf ions of the Gambia. At it all the future Chiefs and many of the future Headmen of the Gambia are being taught. Its numbers have grown from 70 to 117 of whom Uo arc boarders and the accommodation will have to be in creased . The agricultural training there consists entirely of practical work in the school garden, and the whole curriculum is designed with a view to interesting the bays in the country in which their lives will he lived, and to fortifying their characters. X. Lands and Survey. Cadastral surveys are made1 of plo!s leases! under the Public Lands Oidinane'c. leases are granted either fiom vear to year or for a term not exe'eveling l \\ euit v-nne vear-. In a lew cases plan< exist of wharf towns made from theodolite? traversers, but mast of the existing plans arc verv hnperfeei being made- from compass surveys. No eoinplea<» sur\ev of the* Proiectnrale has ever beeai made but siiea'essive' Anglo-French boundarv conunis- >ions have delimited its frontiers wbieh terminate- with an arc in the I ppi r Kivcr Province*. About £s,()(H) a year is derived by the1 Government from rents* There are* no large holdings in the Protectorate the land area of which doe- not nun'h exceed 1J,0(H) s XI, Miscellaneous. rrhe Protectorate Amendment ( )rdinnncc ami the Protectorate* Administration Amendment Utiles were the most important pieces of legislation passed during the year. The former gave the right of appeal to the Supreme Court in all eases, civil and criminal, tried in the first instance by a Commissioner sitting alone or with one or more native members, and in the case of Native Tribunals, composed entirely of native* members, gave the aggrieved party the right to have his case re-tried by the Commissioner. The new Supreme Court Rules made this year are already working well and speeding up litigation in a marked degree. The first Certificate of Honour ever given in the Protectorate was bestowed on a Chief of Kombo with twenty-eight years* service. This distinction is highly prized by the native authorities, A collection in Bathurst on Poppy Day for the British Legion produced £ I 38. Visiters to the Colony included Brigadier-( i eneral Sir Samuel Wilson, G.C.M.G., Permanent Under-Secretary of State, and Dr. Stanton, C.M.G., Medical Advise:* to the Secretary of State, A call was also made by the Umpire Parliamentary Committee on their way to Nigeria, consisting of the Right Honourable Walter Flliot, M.P., Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Stale for Scotland, Captain (larro-.lones, M.PM and the Right Honourable William Lunn, M.P., now Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. During the year the foil on James* Island has been excavated and to a small extent repaired. In the seventeenth and eighteenth century it was the scene of much commercial activity and of constant rivalry be tween ourselves and the French and on more than one occasion was sack ed by pirates. In 1 720, a memorial to the Lords Commissioners of Trade and Plantations described the Island as "Walled all round, outworks, fcmall arms with stores, etc., formerly mounted with ninety small guns, now with thirty-eight great guns, with several warehouses, with rooms for the Governor, factors, writers, officers, artificers, soldiers and castle slaves, magazines and store houses with a negro-house for two hundred negroes". C. U. M. WORKMAN, ('olonial ^Secretary. 15th Jul;/, 1020. 1t APPKXDIX I. Principal Firms, etc. Tlir following ar.» tin4 princi pal fit ins carrying <»n a ;gmaa! import and oxpoi i 1 rath- : — Xuttir. Addrrss. Addft'sx in A'//o/gv (//'///>//). Tnitoil Africa <'o.. Ll-I. ... \Ye| I i 11 l: t«»11 Iboal laser Luihimg, Si reel I a \ • a pool, lair la in I. la* Ciiiiiiii'Tiv Alricain ... Ibm b«rr (la, • .. I • * ... .. la.. !J a i ; ! • • ••' !., •. r I • Ay/ .... ! ! 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