The Scheme for Tropical Administration
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 65
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Title
The Scheme for Tropical Administration
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 65
Summary
Papers and correspondence concerning the Lugards' scheme for tropical administration whereby a governor of a colony should spend half the year in his colony and half in England, working in the Colonial Office, there retaining responsibility for his colony. The Colonial Secretary, Alfred Lyttelton, agreed verbally to this scheme but his successor in the Liberal Government of 1906, Lord Elgin, rejected it.
Fols. 1-3: List of persons to whom Lugard sent a memorandum setting out the scheme, 1908-1909.
Fols. 4-40: Copy of the "Memorandum re Administration in Northern Nigeria", 11 Jul 1905.
Fols. 41-45: A similar memorandum headed "to all Heads" circulated to all Residents in Northern Nigeria to inform them of the scheme, 21 Nov 1905.
Fols. 46-48: Pencilled notes on the scheme, n.d.
Fols. 49-74: Notes by Lady Lugard, including "Mr Lyttelton's Minutes, September 1905" and "Communiqué sent to The Times not for publication", 1905.
Fols. 75-76: Agreement concerning the purchase of Little Parkhurst, 6 Feb 1903.
Fols. 77-204: Correspondence, 1905-1909.
Fols. 205-208: Note by Lugard, "General policy to be pursued in N.N.", 1900.
Fols. 209-211: Statement of Mohammed Ed Dardui Wad El Haj Ali concerning his search for Rabeh Zobeir, 10 Jan 1898.
Fols. 212-218: Telegrams, 1906.
Fols. 219-226: Notes by Lugard on the state of Nigeria, on scraps of rough paper, 1898-1907.
Fol. 227: List of guests at the Protectorate's inaugural dinner, 1 Jan 1900.
Fols. 228-231: Records of marches, 17 Sep-29 Dec 1904.
Fols. 232-238: Lugard's notes on Kano, 1903.
Fol. 239: Table of dates for High Commissioner's tour of inspection, 1904.
Fols. 240-244: Notes on local customs, 1904.
Fols. 245-274: Memorandum, "Colonial administration at home and abroad", n.d.
Fols. 275-293: Correspondence about Lugard's resignation from Northern Nigeria in 1906 and his appointment as Governor of Hong Kong, 1906.
Date
1898-1909
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Papers of Frederick Dealtry Lugard, Baron Lugard of Abinger
Northern Nigeria
The Scheme for Tropical Administration
