ABSTRACT

Sir F. Lugard and the Frontier Force—The Capital, Lokoja, Jebba, Zungeru—The Conquest—Sokoto and Kano—Satiru Rising—Hadeja—Sir P. Girouard—Indirect Rule—Sir Hesketh Bell—Sir F. Lugard’s System of Government—Revenue and Taxation—Grant-in-aid—Direct Taxation—Taxes on Europeans—Statistics of Revenue—Imports and Exports—Tin—Land—Laws—Prohibition—Climate and Meteorology—Vital Statistics—Education—Survey—Languages.