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Annual departmental reports relating to Uganda, 1903-1961

The most exceptional event with which the Force had to deal in the last seven years was the outbreak of rioting and disturbances in connection with the general strike in January, 1945
Uganda Police, Annual Report for 1946, Administration, 1909-1961; Police, 1946-1949; img 1

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See how Uganda developed two separate healthcare and legal systems

The colony of Uganda was managed by the government departments who wrote these progress reports. Some reports start in the 1900’s, but most reports cover from the 1920’s until independence. The statistics for Uganda are included in Colonial Africa in official statistics, 1821-1953. These reports explain why those statistics are at the levels recorded. The contents pages at the front of each report list the departments which existed at that time. Comparing the contents pages reveals how the structure of the colonial government changed over time.

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Annual departmental reports relating to Uganda, 1903-1961

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Licensed to access Administration, 1909-1961

From the early years of the century the native authorities (and the Buganda Government) were responsible for the maintenance of...

Licensed to access Finance, 1929-1962

The Treasury Department Reports and the Credit and Savings Bank records were held within Uganda, whilst the Auditor General and...

Licensed to access Judicial and Police, 1912-1960

The nature of the judicial authority passing judgement in Uganda depended on both the year and the location within Uganda...

Licensed to access Natural Resources, 1903-1961

The development of the natural resources of Uganda,with a view to financial self-sufficiency, was one of the primary concerns of...

Licensed to access Social Services, 1908-1961

As late as the early twenties the missions were, apart from a small grant from the government, entirely responsible for...

Licensed to access Transport and Public Works, 1912-1961

Records relating to the Railway cover its management by the Uganda Railway Administration, between its establishment in Uganda in 1912...

Licensed to access Trade and Commerce, 1910-1961

From 1901 until 1909, the whole of the customs collected at Mombasa was appropriated to the East Africa Protectorate. Thereafter,...

Licensed to access Development Corporation and Boards, 1948-1961

In the years following the second world war, the Uganda Government embarked upon a policy of the intensive development of...

Licensed to access Miscellaneous Reports, 1923-1961

The Printing Department was established in 1900 for the production of the Protectorate Government's publications. The most important of these...

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  • Annual Departmental Reports differ from Blue Books of Statistics because they include explanations of why the statistics are at the levels recorded.
  • These reports are arranged by the departments which they cover within Uganda. Comparing the data in these reports shows how each area of government has developed over the years.
  • These papers cover World War One and World War Two as well as the social services in this colony before independence.
  • The first social services reports include details of how the first hospital system developed. The native courts and how they functioned also feature.

Licensed to access Colonial Law in Africa, 1946-1966

1946   1966

Licensed to access Colonial Law in Africa, 1808-1919

1808   1919

Licensed to access Ghana and Togo Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1843-1957

1843   1957

Licensed to access Zimbabwe Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1897-1980

1897   1980
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