Book/Printed Material Senegal.
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Image 1 of Senegal. HANDBOOKS PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE HISTORICAL SECTION OF THE FOREIGN OFFICENo 103 D 6 G7 no 102 Copy 2 SENEGAL LONDON PUBLISHED BY HM STATIONERY OFFICE -
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Image 7 of Senegal. joy I of SENEGAL LONDON PUBLISHED BY HM STATIONEBY OFFICE 1920 -
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Image 9 of Senegal. 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 Senegal. 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 Senegal. Senegal J TABLE OF CONTENTS AGE I GEOGRAPHY PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL 1 Position and Frontiers 1 2 Surface Coast and River System Surface 2 Coast 2 River System 2 3 Climate Temperature… -
Image 12 of Senegal. TABLE OF CONTENTS Noioa PAGE III SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS 1 Religious 12 2 Political The Protectorate 12 The Colony 12 Introduction of French Institutions 12 3 Military Organization 13 4 Public… -
Image 13 of Senegal. Senegal TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 4 Minerals 33 5 Manufactures 33 C Commerce 1 Domestic a Principal Branches of Trade 33 b Towns 34 c Organizations to promote Trade and Commerce 35… -
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Image 15 of Senegal. Wo 1021 Senegral J i geography physical and political 1 Position and Frontiers The colony of Senegal ceded to France by the Treaty of Paris in 1814 consists of the whole region… -
Image 16 of Senegal. 2 GEOGRAPHY No 102 2 Surface Coast and River System Surface That part of Senegal colony which lies north of the Gambia river is an arid sandy plain seldom rising over 500… -
Image 17 of Senegal. Senegalj SURFACE COAST RIVERS 3 The upper waters of the Gambia as far as Yabu Tenda flow through French Senegal but this part of the river is not of much practical value… -
Image 18 of Senegal. 4 GEOGRAPHY No 102 This stretch of water if dammed would be a valuable reservoir and would provide a waterway from the Senegal to the sandy wastes of the Jolof country 3… -
Image 19 of Senegal. 5 Senegal CLIMATE HEALTH RACE European residence than Upper Senegal and Niger The worst districts are the valleys of the Kasamanse and Salum and that of the Senegal near Kayes all of… -
Image 20 of Senegal. 6 GEOGRAPHY No 102 and the Gambia and extending inland to the Faleme They are pare negroes of a fine physical type and are described as docile industrious and fairly intelligent In… -
Image 21 of Senegal. Senegal RACE LANGUAGE POPULATION 7 The figures for 1916 are given as 1259920 including 4113 Europeans Senegal like most other countries in the equatorial regions is thinly inhabited having an average only… -
Image 22 of Senegal. Nh 102 II POLITICAL HISTORY Chronological Summary 1626 Beginning of French activity on the Senegal 170015 Effective settlement on the Senegal by Royal Senegal Company 1727 Argin acquired from the Netherlands 1758… -
Image 23 of Senegal. Senegal CREATION OF THE COLONY 9 out however establishing any lasting political control After 1626 when a Norman chartered company began attempts at settlement the efforts of France to obtain possession of… -
Image 24 of Senegal. 10 HISTORY No 102 forts the furthest inland being Senudebu on the Faleme The total population was only 17466 and the surrounding country was thinly populated and scantily cultivated Faidherbe defeated the… -
Image 25 of Senegal. Senegral BOUNDARIES 11 slightly modified by Boundary Commissions from 1895 to 1905 Under the AngloFrench Convention of April 8 1904 a substantial concession was made to France Fabu Tenda being conceded to… -
Image 26 of Senegal. no 102 III SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS 1 Religious The religious conditions in Senegal are described in French West Africa No 100 of this series 2 Political By the Decree of October… -
Image 27 of Senegal. Senegal POLITICAL 13 formance of all absolutely necessary public services and the Council is liable at any time to be overridden by a French law In practice even more importance attaches to… -
Image 28 of Senegal. No 102 IY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION Before the establishment in 1904 of the General Budget the Colonies of French West Africa were unable owing to the insufficiency of their… -
Image 29 of Senegal. HOADS RIVERS 15 Senegal the height of the water at the different seasons of the year and by the bars at the river mouths Nevertheless the Senegal river is the principal trade… -
Image 30 of Senegal. 16 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 102 Of such tributaries of the Senegal as flow through the territory under consideration the Faleme is navi gable by steamers not exceeding 10 ft in draught from… -
Image 31 of Senegal. Senegal RIVERS RAILWAYS 17 c Railways The first railway to be constructed in Senegal was the line from Dakar to St Louis which was completed in 1885 Since at the time of… -
Image 32 of Senegal. 18 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 102 season of the groundnut trade there is a goods service of about ten trains a day and sometimes more A railway is in course of construction from… -
Image 33 of Senegal. Senegal 19 RAILWAYS POSTS PORTS The receipts and expenditure of this line have been incorporated in a special budget attached to the General Budget d Posts Telegraphs Telephones In 1915 there were… -
Image 34 of Senegal. 20 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 10 least 30 ft 0 in Immediately outside the jetties the sea bottom falls very rapidly to a great depth Access to the port is thus safe and… -
Image 35 of Senegal. Senegal PORTS DAKAR 21 stock of 5000 tons The Senegal company formed by four Italian shipping companies can ship as much as 140 tons an hour by means of four lighters The… -
Image 36 of Senegal. 22 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 102 On the other hand the export trade of Dakar is com paratively small The following figures show the value of the goods shipped from the ports of… -
Image 37 of Senegal. Senegral PORTS SHIPPING LINES 23 The port of Dakar has a special budget attached to the General Budget which balances only by the aid of an annual subsidy from the General Government… -
Image 38 of Senegal. 24 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 102 Societe Generale lies Transports Maritimes three times a month from Marseilles en route for South America with other occasional sailings Buhan Teisseire every 45 days British and… -
Image 39 of Senegal. Senegal SHIPPING LABOUR 25 night The principal function of the station at Rufisque is to communicate with Konakry and Port Etienne but it is capable of sending messages as far as the… -
Image 40 of Senegal. 26 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 102 a Products of Commercial Value i Vegetable ProductsCotton is cultivated and also grows wild The native variety is very white and although it is a little short…
About this Item
Title
- Senegal.
Names
- Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section.
Created / Published
- London, H.M. Stationery Off., 1920.
Headings
- - Senegal
Notes
- - "Appendix" (p. [42]-44): Extracts from treaties, etc., relating to Africa.
- - "Authorities": p. [48]-49.
Medium
- 4 p. l., 49 p. incl. tables. 22 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- DT549 .G7
- D6 .G7 no. 102 Copy 2.
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- a22000959
OCLC Number
- 8521372
Online Format
- image
- online text