Informs the Basel Committee of Asante’s requests for a ruling on the number of boarding pupils he may take in the school at Kibi. He has given a temporary ruling of 30, but would like Basel's approval for 50, on the grounds - that the boys will come…
Last paragraph: The slave emancipation is causing a lot of dust to rise. In Kibi it is said the young king is mishandling the slaves who no longer want to remain in his service, and the government must intervene there if the emancipation is to be…
Since his arrival in Kukurantumi he has baptised 4 women and three children, and now has 7 catechumens from Kukurantumi. He has also 3 other catechumens from Mmease, a married couple, and an Asante man now living there. He has visited over the last…
Appealing for additional pay to the scale on which they are paid - exactly the same as that in Akwapim. They argue 1. that foodstuffs are much more expensive because the Akims are not conscientious farmers 2, that paying in golddust rather than…
He has met the community and asked them firstly to move onto the station and secondly to make farms. They agreed to the former request, but only the two married members agreed to the latter. The rest refused, since they have no wives and children…
Very morose concerning the community - two members had to be excluded for adultery soon after his arrival, and shortly after it was discovered that the elder, William Dapa, was a habitual thief. He has still not met half the people on the list of…
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