Military, 1st Northern Nigeria Regiment, 24; West African Frontier Force, 36; artillery, 36; operations, 65; Northern Nigeria Regiment, 81; contingent for Ashanti, 88, 278-90; marriage in the service, 281; the guns, 282-4; sports, 284-5; signalling, 285-7; the bands, 287-8; classification of white civilians, 289-9; expedition against Kabba, 318; Battle of Bida, 318 Minerals royalty, 198 Minna, 16; station, 44-5-6, 302; distance from Zaria, 302 Missionaries, 45, 125-9, 258-9, 316, 324, 329-332 Mockler-Ferryman, Colonel, Preface viii Mohamedan and Moslem, 38, 39, 44; clothing, 64, 66, 68, 102, 114, 127, 243, 249, 280-1, 318, 324, 338, 350 Molyneux, Mr S. A., 179-80 Money, 117-8, 185, 322 Monrovia, 9 Morel, Mr E. D., Preface viii Morland, Colonel, 90-1 Morocco, 101, 102, 103 Mosques, 120 Motor lorry transport, 191-2 _Mungo Park_, the, 336-7, 339-40 Musical instruments, Pagan, 249, 250 N Naraguta, 169, 173, 195-6; extended, 196, 197, 205, 214 Nasaru, 338-9, 346 Nassarawa, 40; Province of, 223, 225 Navy, the Royal, 315 Newport, Mr A., 45 N’Gell, 196 Nicolaus, Mr G., 195 Niger Company, 33; constabulary, 36, 61, 63, 66, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 139-145; finance department, 184-6; transport department, 186-193; mining department, 194-8, 293, 307, 310, 318-19, 321, 336-7, 348-51 Niger River, 16; ferry, 16; bridge, 17, 103, 145; at Baro, 315; exploration of and early trading on, 314-17, 319, 321; navigating the, 334-37 “Niggers,” 13 Nun River, 351 Nupés, 63, 100, 112, 312, 338 Nursing, feminine, 200-1, 328 O Offa, 15 Officials, English, number of, 67 Oil Rivers, 11 Oje, divines water, 46, 59, 170, 182, 211-15, 238, 309-10 Oldfield, Mr J., 46 Ollivant and Company, 292 Olokemeji, 15 Onitsha, 337, 340 Orr, Captain, Preface viii Oshogbo, 15 Overweg, Dr, 316 Oxen transport, 142, 191-2 P Paddington, 131 Pagans, Preface vii, 36, 38, 63, 64, 69, 154, 177-8, 207, 224, 226-8, 243-77; musical instruments, 250; houses, 251-3; fuel, 252; farms, 253-4; cattle and herds, 255; public celebrations, 255; races, 256; as horsemasters, 256-7; hunting, 257; sign language, 257-8; administering justice, 260-6; authority of Kings and Chiefs, 260, 270-1; trial by ordeal, 262; taxation, 266-8; marriage customs, 271-3; death customs, 273-5; cannibalism, 275-7; military, 280, 350 Pagenstecher and Company, 292, 319 Park, Mungo, 314 Parkin, Mr John, 352 Paterson and Zochonis, 292 _Pleiad_, the, 316 Police, Northern Nigeria, 35-6; Emir’s, 36, 245 Polygamy, 120 Pooley, Captain, 10, 11 Population, number of, 67; decrease of, 88 Porch, Mr M. P., 298 Porter, Major, 91 Postmaster-General, the, 24, 37