Uganda Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1903-1961 - Volumes
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9 volumes in Uganda Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1903-1961
Administration, 1909-1961
From the early years of the century the native authorities (and the Buganda Government) were responsible for the maintenance of certain services, with the Commissioners playing a more supervisory role in those areas. District Commissioners had from the earliest times submitted annual reports surveying district work during the previous year, but these were not published, nor were copies of them normally transmitted to the Colonial Office. The series of Provincial... Read more →
Finance, 1929-1962
The Treasury Department Reports and the Credit and Savings Bank records were held within Uganda, whilst the Auditor General and his Department were accountable to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. In combination, these records include a statement of the financial position of the Protectorate; the estimates of revenue and expenditure as passed by the Legislative Council; a statement of the financial position of the Protectorate by the Department... Read more →
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 of the offender. In the early years African offenders were tried in native courts for most crimes, whilst non-Africans were tried under colonial laws imported from India. Circuit Courts soon proved impractical for less accessible areas, so those areas' magistrates were given powers to act as the High Court for... Read more →
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 the Protectorate Government in its early years, and it is hardly surprising that one of the first departments to be established was a Botanical, Forestry and Scientific Department, which was to be the parent of the Agricultural, Forestry and Veterinary Departments. During the first decade of the century the Department... Read more →
