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»;i;forbPRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESSBY HORACE HART, PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITYadPREFACEA GREAT part of the historical matter comprised inthis book has been compiled by Mr. R. L. Antrobusof the Colonial Office, who has also revised the pagesrelating to St. Helena, of which island he was actingGovernor in 1889-90. My warm acknowledgementsare due to him, as also to Sir A. W. L. Hemming,K.C.M.G., of the Colonial Office, and Sir G. T. Carter,K.C.M.G., Governor of Lagos, who have been goodenough to look through the pages relating to WestAfrica. I must also acknowledge the kind assistancegiven to me by, among many others, Sir W. Brand-ford Griffith, K.C.M.G., Governor of the Gold Coast;Sir F. Fleming, K.C.M.G., Governor of Sierra Leone;and Mr. R. B. Llewelyn, C.M.G., Administrator of theGambia. Any opinions expressed in the book aremine alone.C. P. LUCAS.December, 1893.CONTENTSSECTION I.GENERAL INTRODUCTION.PAGH