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Ref NoMCR/10/6/15
Alt Ref NoMR/474
geographical classification 10.32
TitleGold Coast: Cocoa
DescriptionManuscript and typescript letters and reports, printed documents and press cuttings regarding the cultivation and trade of cocoa in the Gold Coast [Ghana], reports of the Agricultural Department, and sending specimens for examination or for the Kew Museum. Includes information regarding pests and diseases, including the Plants (Injurious Pests) Ordinance, 1923, the 'cacao pest', and the risks of introduction of Monilia disease by importing seed of Arriba cacao from Ecuador. Includes letters to and from Prain and Hill, and memorandums from Sprague and Hemsley. Includes correspondence with the Colonial Office and Agricultural Department of the Gold Coast.

The volume includes the following index:

-- Brown-pod rot --
(Ff11).

-- Cundeamor --
(Ff4-9, 80-83) Papers regarding 'cundeamor' cocoa.

-- Ecuador Cocoa --
(Ff209-234).

-- Fry, J S & Sons --
(Ff176-186) Papers regarding the poor quality of Accra cocoa.

-- Horse Hair Blight --
(Ff2-3).

-- Ocumare --
(Ff174-175) Papers regarding 'ocumare' cocoa.

-- Ordinances --
(Ff235-267) Papers regarding the 'Plants (Injurious Pests) Ordinance'.

-- Papers relating to Cocoa Industry (Green Book) --
(Ff141-173) Comprises:

- II. 1916-1917. PAPERS RELATING TO THE COCOA-INDUSTRY (Accra: 1917).

-- Press Extracts --

---- "African Mail" ----
(Ff138).

---- "Agricultural News" ----
(Ff106).

---- "West Africa" ----
(Ff268-278).

-- Reports --
(Ff28, 84, 107, 108, 118) Includes:

- GOLD COAST. REPORT FOR 1915 (1916)

- NIGERIA. ANNUAL REPORT ON THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT SOUTHERN PROVINCES FOR THE YEAR 1916 (1917).

Volume also includes papers regarding the 'cocoa pest', and regarding the risks of introduction of Monilia disease by importing seed of Arriba cacao from Ecuador.
Date14 Jan 1910-20 Mar 1926
FormatManuscript papers
Typescript
Published documents
Press cuttings
Collection TitleMiscellaneous Reports
LevelFile
Extent1 volume
LanguageEnglish
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