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• Arch. Smith to William Mackinnon. Badger, arriving Apr 29, to house prepared by Sultan; Walter sharing; road-surface instructions passed to Mayes. Unable to use heavy carts as keeping open through shortage of trained bullocks. Aden steamer takings down because of opposition from Br. India & Union, a steamer chartered Bombay-Zanzibar by Tana Topan, free-lancing French vessal. Missionary attempt to replace coolie transportation by bullock-cart failure through tse-tse fly. Comments on photos of Dar-es-Salaam em-closed (inside the envelope).
• William Mackinnon to Dr. Kirk Bartle Frere & second service Aden - E. Africa - Sultan's water scheme - £3000 for road building - need for a concession - surveying engineers from India - road from Nyassa to Kilwa - could raise £200 - £250,000 - Portuguese emigration to Mozambique
• ? to [ ] Extract from a letter dated Zanzibar 24 Aug 1877 regarding starting point for the Road & difficulties with natives in surveying(?) trip - plea to keep on with the Dar es Salaam road
• P. Mackinnon to William Mackinnon. Returning Sultan's concession paper - suggest only spiritual not financial benefits from it - yachting news Moir's journal 19 June 1877 to 14 July 1877 Dar es Salaam (34p)
• Edwyn S. Dawes to William Mackinnon. seen Wylie at F.O.; interviewed Badger, asked word for word translation of the Arabic, discussed William Mackinnon 's three concerns; liability; peace, war, & security generally; banking phraseology. First blurred over as "words of the Sultan"; second Badger would recommend eliminated as infringement of sovereignty; third, phrases expunged. Article regarding defence of Sultan's person & position - suggested by Dawes himself, now demanded by Sultan. (Wylie - F.O. no objection, but best in separate treaty.) Amended text awaits William Mackinnon 's telegraphed assent before transmission to Zanzibar for Sultan's views. Finalized text to be discussed in detail with F.O. Letter of instruction for Mayes enclosed. Details route out, visit to Kirk, road to run to N. end of Lake Nyassa, problem of work during rainy months, contact Livingstone mission at far end of survey, develop road both ends, friendly relations with Moirs enjoined, but native supervisors to be hired if leave, avoid conflict with natives, persuasion, presents, offers to hire tribesmen, to be employed with hostile chiefs. William Mackinnon & Buxton emphasize guns only a last-resort self defence.