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flog at their stations in that diatrict, and that they
be supported by formal consular jurisdiction. "
effect the deputation claimed "that British protection
should be granted to British subjects on those waters. "
On 14th March Stovoneon informed the Foreign Office that
the Lakes Company waa claiming 1eaa1 rights to land which
had been coded to it by the chiefs, and formally requested,
"... the establishment of a Iritinh Protectorate in the
district exteddiug from the lower Shire to the south end
of Lake Tanganyika, under the jurisdiction of a consul or
British resident"
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(1)
This was backed up by individual
memorials from the two Scottish Churches and the Buchanna. n
Brothers#
(4)
At the Foreign Office Percy Anderson was mildly dieposod
towards a protectorate and hinted that as an alternative the
Laken Company might be Granted a charter, but Granville
t1i4.0.84Z1 34 Africa
* Slave Trades Domeatic and Varioua,
February-188.9,5cottieh deputation to F. O. 20th February 1885,
(2) Boo report in A, S. S. minute book F2 101 minutes of meeting
hold 6th March 1885.
(3) F, O. 84j173 g Africa'Slave Trade, Domestic and Various,
12th-31st March 1885, James Stevenson to F. 00 11+th March.
F. O. 84/1731+, Africa Slave T aide, Domestic and Various,
25th Fab. -12th March 1885, Duchanncn Brothers to F. O,
4th March 18850
F"0.84/1735, op cit, Free Church of Scotland to F, O.
31st March 1885.
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