Forcados, port and river of, 45, 49, 73, 91, 93, 202 Forest belt in Southern Nigeria, 56-61, 224, 251 forestry resources in Northern Nigeria, 170 Forestry Department in Southern Nigeria, 58-61, 69, 84 need of one in Northern Nigeria, 170 Foulkes, Captain, 185 Fulani, women, 19, 21, 119 as rulers, 23, 30, 47, 98, 118, 137, 140-142 as herdsmen, 29, 118, 119, 169-170 place in West African history, 98-99 conquest of Hausa, 99, 101, 124 as a spiritual force, 155-159 in Bauchi, 186 (_See under_ Othman, Bello, British policy, Nigerian.) Girouard, Sir Percy, 94, 137, 142, 143, 198 Gober, country of, 124, 157 Goldie, Sir George, 45, 166 Gombe, Emirate of, 184 Gummel, Emirate of, 130 Gwarris, the, 116 Hadeija, division of, 236 Harcourt, Hon. Lewis, 256 Harmattan, the, 8, 9, 11 Hausas, the, and their country, 19, 21, 45-47, 98-101, 108, 156, 169, 217, 231, 232, 237. (_See under_ Kano, Nigerian, British policy.) Henna, 30 Himbury, Mr., Preface, 231 Holt, Mr. John, Preface John & Co., Ltd., Preface, 166 House-rule, in Southern Nigeria, 62, 63 Ibadan, 78, 80, 81, 85, 110, 196, 218, 224 Idah, 96 Ilorin, 99, 127, 177, 202, 203 Islam, in Nupe, 29 in Zaria, 35-41 as a political and social force, 47, 48, 111-112 in Lagos, 72 in Yorubaland, 77 Othman’s _jihad_, 99 formative of Nigerian civilization, 103, 140-141, 149 morning prayer in Hausaland, 111-112 etiquette at Mohammedan Courts, 130 Emir of Kano’s views, 133-135 inadvisability of interference with, 153 as a reforming force, 156-157 as a spiritual influence, 164-165 and Christianity in Southern Nigeria, 213-220 as a preservative to national life, 213-220, 260 Kabba, province of, 202, 203. (_See under_ Mining.) Kaduna, river, 31, 180 Kakandas, the, 171 Kano, Province and Emirate of, 115-116, 130, 138-139, 145, 147, 153, 167, 177, 192-193, 202-206, 229, 232, 236, 239, 241 city of, 45, 91, 121, 123-129, 133, 146, 163, 166, 191, 195 Emir of, 45, 130-135, 148, 153, 164 native administration of, 145-150 Katagum, Emirate of, 130, 236, 239 Katsina, city, Emirate and Province of, 123, 124, 130, 153, 236, 239, 241-242 Kingsley, the late Miss Mary, Dedication, Introduction, 248 Kitson, Mr., 176 Kontagora, 138, 202 Lagos, 51, 63, 71-75, 76, 83, 84, 91, 110, 195, 203, 218 Land, Nigerian tenure of, Introduction, 83-84, 117, 140-144. (_See under_ British policy.) and Natives’ Rights Proclamation, 143 legislation in Northern and Southern Nigeria, 188 Lander, Richard, 45 Lever Bros., Ltd., 54 Life, preservation of national, 151-154 Lignite, 175-176 Liquor traffic, problem of, 66, 245-261 Liruei-n-Delma, 177 Liruei-n-Kano, 121, 177, 178 Loko, 183 Lokoja, 46, 94, 97, 110, 163, 171, 203 Lugard, Sir Frederick, 46, 123, 131, 134, 136, 142