The following corrections should be made in volume 29 (1988), part 2, in the article by Paul Lovejoy, ‘Concubinage and the status of women slaves in early colonial Northern Nigeria’:,

p. 251, line 13. For Kano read Katagum

p. 252, lines 11–15. The passage ‘and hence it follows…master's death’ is a quotation from Lugard.

p. 255, line 6 from foot. For ‘84·3 per cent’ read ‘76 per cent’

p. 256, line 6. For ‘five’ read ‘six’

p. 257, line 6. For ‘unable’ read ‘able’

Professor Lovejoy has asked the Editors to point out that the table on p. 262 contains some errors which only came to light at proof stage.