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Form No.5. We, the undersigned Chiefs of , with the view to

the bettering of the condition of our country and people, do this day cede to the Royal Niger Company (Chartered and Limited), for ever, the whole of our territory extending frorn

We also give to the said Royal Niger Company (Chartered and Limited) full p'ower to settle all native disputes arising from any cause whatever, and we pledge ourselves not to enter into any war with other tribes without the sanction of the said Royal Niger Company (Chartered and Limited).