Before he became famous for exposing atrocities in the Congo, Morel wrote this study of the problems of British and European rule on the West African coast. He covers trade statistics, the old and new systems of administration, needed reforms, the opening of Northern Nigeria, the timber trade and malaria, with a contribution from Ronald Ross.
An important colonial-era source; its arguments accept empire, though it pleads for fairer treatment of Africans. Download the free EPUB.