 The first Deputy Commissioner and Vice-Consul in charge of the Benin River District was Captain H. L. Gallwey.The District Office was at the mouth of Benin River, from the sea coast.The jurisdiction of the Vice-Consul covered the whole of the Benin country and included the south-western part of the Itsekiri country and the north-western part of the Urhobo country particularly along the Ethiope River.