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Sierra Leone Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1893–1961 - Volumes
Volumes
9 volumes in Sierra Leone Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1893–1961
Administrative Reports 1914-1961
The administrative boundaries within Sierra Leone underwent a number of radical alterations during the period covered by these administrative reports. Major revisions occured in 1920, 1924/25, 1929/30, 1935, and 1940-45. Consequently such administrative divisions as Kenema, Bombali and Moyamba refer to different areas at different times and readers are cautioned to bear this in mind. In 1945-46, constitutional amendments were enacted by the British to establish a Protectorate Assembly as a means of countering the political aspirations of the Colony's educated elite by enlisting the support of the more conservative provincial Chiefs and as part of a belated attempt to redress the political, economic, and developmental imbalance between the Colony and Protectorate. Commencing with district reports from 1914, these reports are then divided by administrative district as they extend from 1920 to 1961. Gaps in the sequence are identified in the document level descriptions. Read more →
Finance, 1912-1961
Audits, Estimates and other related reports provide a wealth of quantifiable information and statistics on the allocation of resources by the Colonial Government. Alongside Accounts, Audits and Estimates, are the Financial Reports from 1912 to 1961 (excluding 1914-1919). Income Tax was introduced on the 1st April, 1944, under Income Tax ordinance No. 1 of 1943. Income Tax and Post Office Audits are then also included alongside the Accounts for the Freetown Municipality. Read more →
Judicial and Police, 1914-1961
The maintenance of 'law and order' was regarded as a principal function of the British colonial government. The reports within this category include those for the police, the Supreme Court, the circuit courts and the prisons from the 1920's until the the 1960's. Read more →
Natural Resources, 1893-1961
The earlier items include reports on botany, agriculture in general, and rice production in particular. The establishment of the Sierra Leone Forestry Department was preceded by two major preliminary surveys, by Unwin and Lane Poole, whose reports preface those of the Department. During the period 1922 to 1928, the Agricultural Department was amalgamated with the Forestry Department as the Department of Land and Forests. At a time of falling revenue, in the post World War I recession, it was decided to amalgamate the former Agricultural and Forestry Departments. Similar considerations of revenue and expenditure led to the prolonged delay in establishing both fisheries and veterinary services in Sierra Leone. Read more →
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