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transport, &c., have been placed on the free 

 list, and exempted from Customs duties. Large 

 permanent buildings have been erected for resi- 

 dential schools at Calabar and Bonny, and more 

 Government schools have been opened in the 

 interior. The first Government schools for girls 

 have been established at Warri and Sapele. The 

 chief difficulty in extending educational work is 

 the scarcity of teachers. 



"The first land telegraph lines were opened 

 during the year, and have proved of very great use 

 both to the Government and the public, although 

 interruptions on some sections have been unduly 

 frequent. The rate charged for messages is only 

 one penny a word with the minimum charge of 

 one shilling. This, of course, is not remunerative, 

 but the low charge is expected to develop traffic, 

 and the lines have been constructed more with a 

 view to helping efficient administration, and as a 

 convenience for the commercial community, than 

 as revenue-producing factors. 



" The construction of properly formed cart-roads 

 with no gradients exceeding i in 20 has been 

 commenced, and a road construction department 

 organised. 



" The civil police force has been largely increased, 

 and has replaced the military at many stations. 



"The mineralogical survey of the Protectorate 

 has been well started, and several valuable results 

 obtained, but the interior portions as yet unex- 

 plored are more likely to yield remunerative 



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