Nigeria - E. D. Morel

INDEX

Abeokuta, city of, [78], [79], [80], [84], [224]
Alake of, [79]
Alkalis, their functions, [149]
Amalgamation of the Protectorates, [46], [187], [209].
(See under [British policy].)
Anthropological research, British indifference to, [185].
(See under [British policy].)
Ants, white, [29]
Arab traders in Kano, [166]
Baikie, Dr., [46]
Baro, [91], [195], [203]
Barth, Dr., [123], [152]
Bassa, [117], [202], [231]
Bauchi, people, plateau and Province of, [4], [19], [127], [138], [171], [177], [179-186], [192], [202]
a unique ethnological field, [185]
(See also under [Mining] and [Tin].)
Beecroft, John, [45]
Bees, [29], [114]
Beit-el-Mals, the, [147], [148], [149]
Bell, Sir Henry Hesketh, [Preface], [136], [172], [241]
Bello, Emir, [99], [100]
Benin, country and people of, [65], [68-70], [140], [203]
Benue, river and region of the, [94], [170], [171], [180], [183], [202-203]
Bida, city of, [29], [31], [110], [119], [128]
Blyden, Dr. E. Wilmot, [Preface], [Introduction]
Borgu, [118], [138], [177], [202], [203]
Bornu, [99], [101], [126], [127], [138], [170], [177], [202], [232]
British Cotton Growing Association, [222], etc.
(See under [Cotton].)
British policy, its ultimate effects, [6-7], [102-105], [171]
danger of interference with social life, [20], [151-154]
in Nupe, [29-30]
a tour de force, [41]
absence of constructive views from home, [46], [189-190]
towards Mohammedanism, [47], [111], [112], [133-135], [152-153], [164]
lack of home interest in, [48]
as to forest development, [58-61]
towards domestic “slavery,” [62-63]
in the Central and Eastern Provinces of Southern Nigeria, [64], [65]
in Benin, [68-69]
in Yorubaland, [76-80], [82-88]
neglect of the Niger river, [93-94]
towards land tenure, [117]
towards European trade in the Hausa towns, [133], [135]
of indirect rule, its character and objects in Northern Nigeria; its enemies; arguments for its retention, [136-139], [145-150]
consequences of direct rule, [139-140], [154]
in connection with native law and custom, [140-144]
in connection with the preservation of national life, [151-154], [159]
towards Christian Missions in Northern Nigeria, [153]
towards the national weaving industry of Kano, [152], [240-241]
towards education, [160-165], [188]
towards European trade, [172-174]
towards mining enterprises, [180-183]
towards ethnological research, [185]
in Southern and Northern Nigeria compared, [188-189]
position of a West African Governor, [189-190]
position of officials, [190-193]
in connection with officials’ wives, [192]
opposing views regarding, [Preface]
(See also under [Amalgamation], [Christianity], [Islam], [Railways], [Education], etc., etc.)
Bukuru, [179], [183]
Butterflies, [32], [33], [56]
Carrier, the, [14-17], [23]
Cattle, [12], [108].
(See under [Nigerian].)
Cerebro-spinal meningitis, [9]
Chad, Lake, [124], [179]
Chalmers, Sir Mackenzie Dalzell, [252]
Chamberlain, Right Hon. Joseph, [256]
Chirol, Mr. Valentine, [160], [165]
Christianity, character of mission work, [26-28]
in Yorubaland, [77]
an untouched field, [96]
and indirect rule, [138]
in the Mohammedan provinces, [153]
in Kano, [133-135]
and Islam in Southern Nigeria, [213-221].
(See under [Islam], and [British policy].)
Civilization, failure side of, [245]
Clapperton, Commander, [100], [123]
Clegg, Mr., [224]
Cocoa, export of, [57], [224]
Cotton, cultivation, manufacture and export of, [57], [114], [115], [119], [127], [152], [168-169], [222], [224].
(See under [Hausas], [Nigerian], [Kano].)
Crewe, Earl of, [252]
Cross, river, [51]
Delimi, river, [119], [180]
Dennett, Mr. R. E., [61]
Dress, question of, [219-220]
Drum, the Nigerian, [32]
Eaglesome, Mr., [Preface], [194]
Educational policy, [72-76], [154], [158-159], [160-165], [188].
(See under [Nassarawa], [British policy].)
Egba, district of, [224].
(See under [Yorubas].)
Egerton, Sir Walter, [Preface], [11], [74], [254]
Emigration, Fulani, [170]
Finances of Northern Nigeria, [207-208].
(See under [Amalgamation] and [British policy].)
Fireflies, [34]
Firmin, Mr., [Preface]
Food supplies, [58], [142], [171], [179], [182], [191], [243]
Forcados, port and river of, [45], [49], [73], [91], [93], [202]
Forest belt in Southern Nigeria, [56-61], [224], [251]
forestry resources in Northern Nigeria, [170]
Forestry Department in Southern Nigeria, [58-61], [69], [84]
need of one in Northern Nigeria, [170]
Foulkes, Captain, [185]
Fulani, women, [19], [21], [119]
as rulers, [23], [30], [47], [98], [118], [137], [140-142]
as herdsmen, [29], [118], [119], [169-170]
place in West African history, [98-99]
conquest of Hausa, [99], [101], [124]
as a spiritual force, [155-159]
in Bauchi, [186]
(See under [Othman], [Bello], [British policy], [Nigerian].)
Girouard, Sir Percy, [94], [137], [142], [143], [198]
Gober, country of, [124], [157]
Goldie, Sir George, [45], [166]
Gombe, Emirate of, [184]
Gummel, Emirate of, [130]
Gwarris, the, [116]
Hadeija, division of, [236]
Harcourt, Hon. Lewis, [256]
Harmattan, the, [8], [9], [11]
Hausas, the, and their country, [19], [21], [45-47], [98-101], [108], [156], [169], [217], [231], [232], [237].
(See under [Kano], [Nigerian], [British policy].)
Henna, [30]
Himbury, Mr., [Preface], [231]
Holt, Mr. John, [Preface]
John & Co., Ltd., [Preface], [166]
House-rule, in Southern Nigeria, [62], [63]
Ibadan, [78], [80], [81], [85], [110], [196], [218], [224]
Idah, [96]
Ilorin, [99], [127], [177], [202], [203]
Islam, in Nupe, [29]
in Zaria, [35-41]
as a political and social force, [47], [48], [111-112]
in Lagos, [72]
in Yorubaland, [77]
Othman’s jihad, [99]
formative of Nigerian civilization, [103], [140-141], [149]
morning prayer in Hausaland, [111-112]
etiquette at Mohammedan Courts, [130]
Emir of Kano’s views, [133-135]
inadvisability of interference with, [153]
as a reforming force, [156-157]
as a spiritual influence, [164-165]
and Christianity in Southern Nigeria, [213-220]
as a preservative to national life, [213-220], [260]
Kabba, province of, [202], [203].
(See under [Mining].)
Kaduna, river, [31], [180]
Kakandas, the, [171]
Kano, Province and Emirate of, [115-116], [130], [138-139], [145], [147], [153], [167], [177], [192-193], [202-206], [229], [232], [236], [239], [241]
city of, [45], [91], [121], [123-129], [133], [146], [163], [166], [191], [195]
Emir of, [45], [130-135], [148], [153], [164]
native administration of, [145-150]
Katagum, Emirate of, [130], [236], [239]
Katsina, city, Emirate and Province of, [123], [124], [130], [153], [236], [239], [241-242]
Kingsley, the late Miss Mary, [Dedication], [Introduction], [248]
Kitson, Mr., [176]
Kontagora, [138], [202]
Lagos, [51], [63], [71-75], [76], [83], [84], [91], [110], [195], [203], [218]
Land, Nigerian tenure of, [Introduction], [83-84], [117], [140-144].
(See under [British policy].)
and Natives’ Rights Proclamation, [143]
legislation in Northern and Southern Nigeria, [188]
Lander, Richard, [45]
Lever Bros., Ltd., [54]
Life, preservation of national, [151-154]
Lignite, [175-176]
Liquor traffic, problem of, [66], [245-261]
Liruei-n-Delma, [177]
Liruei-n-Kano, [121], [177], [178]
Loko, [183]
Lokoja, [46], [94], [97], [110], [163], [171], [203]
Lugard, Sir Frederick, [46], [123], [131], [134], [136], [142]
MacGregor Laird, [46]
Merchants, British, [95], [96], [153], [172-174], [227], [243]
Mining Development, [175-183].
(See under [Tin] and [Bauchi].)
Minna, [195]
Moor, Sir Ralph, [58]
Mungo Park, [45]
Muri, Province of, [138], [170], [177], [202-203]
Naraguta, [180], [183-184], [191]
Nassarawa, Province of, [138], [177], [231]
national schools at, [161-165].
(See under [Education].)
Native Races and Liquor Traffic United Committee, [254], etc.
(See under [Liquor].)
Niger, delta of, [49-54], [218], [223]
river, [51], [75], [91-97], [124], [180], [195], [202], [203]
Province, [138], [167], [202], [243]
old civilizations of, [155]
company, [166], [172], [178], [179], [181], [183], [186], [191]
Nigeria, importance of, [47]
size of, [47], [49], [63], [138]
need for public interest in, [48]
flora of, [10], [29], [36], [50], [51], [52], [113], [114], [170]
history of, [98-104]
self-sufficing character, [119], [171]
a land of contrasts, [72], [184]
anomalous position of Northern Protectorate, [190]
comparison with American cotton belt, [222]
Nigerian, perils which beset him, [Introduction], [245-248]
false ideas about, [247-249], [260]
his alleged callousness, [13]
as a carrier, [14-17]
his modesty and courtesy, [19-23]
his dancing, [31-32]
as a fisherman, [34]
as a trader, [50-52], [107-110], [125-127]
his capacity for labour, [57-58], [181-182]
his spiritual side, [24], [28], [67], [111-112], [155-159]
as an agriculturist, [112], [113], [118], [120], [172], [185], [224], [228], [231], [233-237]
as a cotton manufacturer, [121], [127], [185]
as a dyer, [121]
as a tanner, [121], [127], [163-164]
as an artisan, [119], [120], [121]
as a smelter, [6], [120-121], [177-178], [185]
as a potter, [128]
as a herdsman, [118-119]
his law-abiding character, [146-147]
his probity in Kano, [147]
as an intéllectuel and reformer, [157-158]
his capacity for self-government on indigenous lines, [130-159].
(See under [British policy], [Trade], [Kano], [Railways], [Education], [Islam], [Cotton], [Tin], [Hausa], [Fulani], [Yoruba], [Othman Fodio], etc.)
Ningi, country and people of, [184]
Nupe, people of, [29-31], [126], [171], [218]
soap, [129]
Officials, labours of British, [6], [7], [30], [31], [41], [65-66], [104], [137], [143], [154], [190-191], [244]
Oil palm and its products, [52-55].
(See under [Trade].)
Old Calabar, [51], [73], [202]
Onitsha, [176], [218]
Oshogbo, [202-203], [224-225]
Othman Fodio, [99-101], [118], [157], [159]
Oyo, city of, [78], [203], [218], [225]
Alafin of, [80], [81], [87]
Railways and railway policy, [91], [167], [183], [194-200], [239]
Rat-catchers of Kano, [146]
Religions, African, [24-28], [35], [67-68], [218].
(See under [Islam].)
Revenue, method of distribution in Northern Nigeria, [147-148].
(See under [British policy] and [Amalgamation].)
Road, the great white, [7], [8-13], [28]
the Riga-Chikum-Naraguta, [182], [183]
its rôle in social life, [218]
Roman Catholics, [11], [27], [252]
Ross, Mr. W. A., [84]
Rubber, in Bauchi and in the Benue region, [170-185]
in Benin, [69]
Salaries of officials in Northern Nigeria, [192]
Sallah, the, at Zaria, [35-41]
Sarbah, the late John Mensah, [Introduction]
Shuwas, the, [170]
Sokoto, [12], [100], [116], [126], [138], [153], [170], [117], [203], [218]
Songhay, Empire of, [156]
Taxation, Hausa and Fulani system of, [120], [140].
(See under [British policy] and [Fulani].)
Jangali or cattle tax, [169-170]
Temple, Mr. Charles, [Preface], [147]
Thompson, Mr. H. N., [61]
Thomson, Mr. Joseph, [45]
Tin, [124], [127], [128], [166], [232].
(See under [Mining].)
Trade, internal, [12], [107-110], [120-122], [127-128], [217-218]
external, [50-53], [121-122], [154], [166-174]
Trees, destruction of, [10-12], [59], [84]
Tripoli, [124], [127], [128], [166], [232]
Tugwell, Right Rev. Bishop, [250].
(See under [Liquor traffic].)
Udi, district of, [176]
Vischer, Mr. Hanns, [164].
(See under [Education] and [Nassarawa].)
Wallace, Sir William, [150], [178]
Warri, [51], [203]
Wesleyan Missionaries, [252]
Williams, Hon. Sapara, [253]
Women, European, in Nigeria, [192]
Wyndham Dunstan, Professor, [150], [178]
Yola, province of, [138], [163], [202]
Yorubas, the, and their country, [74-88], [99], [140], [171], [203], [218], [221], [227], [229].
(See under [Abeokuta], [Ibadan], [Oyo].)
Young, Mr., [79]
Zaria, Province and Emirate of, [167], [202-203], [229], [236], [237], [241]
city of, [35], [46], [127], [237-238]
Emir of, [39], [40]
Court fool of, [38]
learned families of, [100]
old pagan customs of, [157]
missionaries in, [153]
Zinder, [239], [241]
Zungeru, [148], [191], [195], [202]

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