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Image 1 of Gold Coast. HANDBOOKS PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE HISTORICAL SECTION OF THE FOREIGN OFFICENo 93 D 6 G7 no 93 Copy 2 3 GOLD COAST LONDON PUBUSHED BY HM STATIONERY OFFICE 1920 -
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Image 7 of Gold Coast. HANDBOOKS PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE HISTORICAL SECTION OF TH FOREIGN OFFICENo 93 GOLD COAST LONDON PUBLISHED BY HM STATIONERY OFFICE -
Image 8 of Gold Coast. X library of congress received JAN 2 21921 documents division -
Image 9 of Gold Coast. Editorial Note In the spring of 1917 the Foreign Office in connection with the preparation which they were making for the work of the Peace Conference established a special section whose duty… -
Image 10 of Gold Coast. It must be understood that although the series of volumes was prepared under the authority and is now issued with the sanction of the Foreign Office that Office is not to be… -
Image 11 of Gold Coast. No 93 n old CoaBtJ TABLE OF CONTENTS I GEOGRAPHY PHYSICAL AN O POLITICAL 1 Position and Frontiers 2 Surface Coast and River System Surface Coast River System 3 Climate 4 Sanitary… -
Image 12 of Gold Coast. CONTENTS ii Ashanti iii The Northern Territories b Rivers c Railways Financial Considerations Future Developments d Posts Telegraphs and Telephones 2 External a Ports Accommodation Nature and Volume of Trade b Shipping… -
Image 13 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast CONTENTS PAGE C Commerce 1 Domestic a Towns Markets c 48 ft Methods of Economic Penetration 49 2 Foreign a Exports Quantities and Values 50 Countries of Destination 51 ft… -
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Image 15 of Gold Coast. No 93 Gold CoaatJ I GEOGRAPHY PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL 1 Position and Frontiers The territory of the Gold Coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea between Togoland on the east and the… -
Image 16 of Gold Coast. 2 GEOGRAPHY No 93 demarcated line trending generally southsouthwest but turning eastward in the last part of its course and reaching the sea by the lower course of the Tano River The… -
Image 17 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast SURFACE 3 The whole tract therefore may be described as arid for at least onethird of the year The cultivated areas which are mostly in the north are comparatively small… -
Image 18 of Gold Coast. 4 GEOGRAPHY No 93 4 miles long and 4 miles broad is situated at an altitude of about 600 ft and is entirely surrounded by steep bills rising 500 to 600 ft… -
Image 19 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast SURFACE COAST RIVERS 5 White Volta is called simply the Volta Its course of 700 miles falls naturally into three portions In the first it flows south forming the western… -
Image 20 of Gold Coast. 6 GEOGRAPHY No 93 3 Climate The most noticeable feature of the climate is its great humidity So far as is known this ranges be tween 77 and 86 per cent over… -
Image 21 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast CLIMATE HEALTH 7 fall is 559 in 1420 mm of which about one seventh falls in the winter months The northern zone beyond the Black Volta has a relatively light… -
Image 22 of Gold Coast. 8 GEOGRAPHY No 93 malaria prevalent there is of a mild type on the other hand diseases of the respiratory organs are common owing to the cold nights during the period of… -
Image 23 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast RACE AND LANGUAGE 9 Most of the inhabitants of the forest country of the Colony and Ashanti are Chispeaking negroes who according to their traditions used to be a pastoral… -
Image 24 of Gold Coast. 10 GEOGRAPHY No 63 It is certain that the dialects in use are so diverse that in many cases the inhabitants of neighbouring villages cannot understand one another Throughout the Northern Territories… -
Image 25 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast POPULATION 11 is not expected that the large towns will increase in number or in size MovementNo comparison can be made between the statistics of the census taken in 1891… -
Image 26 of Gold Coast. No 83 II POLITICAL HISTORY Chronological Summary 1618 First British footing on the Gold Coast 1831 circa Beginning of Gold Coast Protectorate 1843 Gold Coast forts finally taken over by the Crown… -
Image 27 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast HISTORY 13 1 Origin of the Colony The last of the various British companies of mer chants established on the Gold Coast disappeared in 1821 when the direct authority of… -
Image 28 of Gold Coast. 14 HISTORY No 93 2 Relations with France and Germany The development of the colony and the extension of its sphere of influence brought it into contact with the growing power of… -
Image 29 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast III SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS 1 Beligious The great majority of the population is pagan but there are about 100000 Christians in the Colony and 5000 in Ashanti mainly Wesleyans… -
Image 30 of Gold Coast. 16 PRESENT CONDITIONS No 93 one of great difficulty owing to the profound dis organization of the natives whose condition prior to the British occupation had become anarchic 3 Public Education Education… -
Image 31 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast GENERAL OBSERVATIONS 17 commercial point of view it stands high among British tropical possessions and is capable of much greater development in the future The late war has emphasized the… -
Image 32 of Gold Coast. No 93 IY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION 1 Internal It is only within the last twenty years or so that it has been possible to make vigorous and continued efforts… -
Image 33 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast ROADS 19 had to be transported on the heads of native carriers a method as brutalising as it was inefficient and as slow as it was costly The experiences of… -
Image 34 of Gold Coast. 20 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 33 a Roads in the EastIn this group the most notable road is that which runs northeast from Accra by Dodowa and Somanya with a branch to Aburi… -
Image 35 of Gold Coast. Gold CoastJ ROADS 21 waking up to the value of roadmaking in their own interests In 1916 the chiefs of the Akwapim division initiated a scheme for connecting their towns on the… -
Image 36 of Gold Coast. 22 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 93 has been done in the way of making motor roads than in the centre and the east This fact at first sight curioussince this is the region… -
Image 37 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast ROADS 23 stretches of motor road such as that which covers the 8 miles between Cape Coast and Elmina There is also communication by steamer but in view of the… -
Image 38 of Gold Coast. 24 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 93 Salaga and Yeji to the south and with Gambaga Navoro and Bawku in the NorthEastern District From the latter roads run west to Tumu and Lorha in… -
Image 39 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast RIVERS 25 and can proceed along the Black Volta to Longoro 400 miles or up the White Volta to Yapei and Tamale Port 340 miles and Daboya 375 miles Ordinary… -
Image 40 of Gold Coast. 26 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 93 c Railways There are at present two Government railways and in 1916 264 miles of line were in use The first of these runs from Sekondi to…
About this Item
Title
- Gold Coast.
Names
- Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section.
Created / Published
- London, H.M. Stationery off., 1920.
Headings
- - Ghana
Notes
- - "Appendix (p. [58]-61): Extracts from treaties relating to the Gold Coast.
- - "Authorities": p. [65]-66.
Medium
- 4 p.l., 66 p. incl. tables. 22 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- DT511 .A33 1920
- D6 .G7 no. 93 Copy 2.
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- a22000950
Online Format
- image
- online text