Government gazette, colony of Lagos February, 1886

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1886-04-27
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Lagos state: Colonial Secretariat,
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• Rules for the Custody of Public Money in the Colonial Treasury • Circular regarding Government Property Inventories • Notification of the reading of Letters Patent and Royal Commission • Proclamation of the separate Colony of Lagos • Re-appointment of Officers for the Colony of Lagos • Alien Children returns; Animals slaughtered/impounded; February Assize calendar; Auctioneers' Licenses. • Circular on "Cats" and Birch Rods; Constabulary changes; Foreign Consuls; Customs notices. • Departmental Instructions regarding official correspondence and stationery requisitions. • Hospital returns; Vaccination records; Meteorological observations. • Letters Patent reading; Administrator’s Levee; London Gazettes receipt. • Ordinance No. 1 of 1886; Re-appointment of officers for the Colony. • Rules for the custody of public money in the Colonial Treasury.

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This primary historical document is the second issue of the Government Gazette for the Colony of Lagos, published on Saturday, February 27, 1886. It serves as a definitive record of the formal establishment of Lagos as a separate colony, distinct from the Gold Coast Colony. The Gazette features a momentous Proclamation dated February 13, 1886, which promulgated Letters Patent constituting the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief and appointed Cornelius Alfred Moloney as the first Administrator. The publication contains vital administrative frameworks, including detailed "Rules for the Custody of Public Money in the Colonial Treasury," which established a Treasury Committee and strict protocols for handling government funds. It also includes Ordinance No. 1 of 1886, which legally extended existing laws to the newly erected colony. Furthermore, the document lists the re-appointment of numerous public officials across departments such as the Governor's Office, Customs, Treasury, and Public Works, reflecting the reorganization of the colonial civil service. This Gazette is an essential resource for researchers of West African colonial history, providing granular insights into the legal, fiscal, and bureaucratic foundations of the Colony of Lagos at its inception.
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https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2488
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