PART II

SOUTHERN NIGERIA

I. NIGERIA’S CLAIM UPON PUBLIC ATTENTION 45

II. THE NIGER DELTA 49

III. THE FOREST BELT 56

IV. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PROVINCES 62

V. LAGOS AND ITS PORT—THE FUTURE BOMBAY OF WEST AFRICA 71

VI. THE YORUBAS AND THEIR COUNTRY 76

VII. BRITISH POLICY IN YORUBALAND 82