Nigeria and Cameroon under colonial rule, in Government reports, 1887-1962

Annual departmental reports relating to Nigeria and the British Cameroons, 1887-1962
Annual departmental reports relating to Nigeria and the British Cameroons, 1887-1962
Any ethnic group within an existing Region can join a neighbouring Region if the majority of such ethnic group desire it and provided that the Region which it seeks to join is willing to accept it, Back to Administration, 1899-1960; Conference of Chiefs, 1958-1959; img 2
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Nigeria and Cameroon under colonial rule, in Government reports, 1887-1962...
Containing 81,604 pages belonging to 188 documents housed in 10 volumes...
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Highlights

Administration, 1899-1960
The administrative reports were intended primarily for the information of the Governor and for limited distribution within the Nigerian Colonial...

Finance, 1904-1960
Audits, Estimates and other financial reports provide a wealth of quantifiable information and statistics on the allocation of resources by...

Judicial and Police, 1899-1960
The maintenance of 'law and order' was regarded by the colonial government of Nigeria to be one of its principal...

Natural Resources, 1887-1960
Natural Resources, as a category, contains a clear emphasis upon Agriculture, Forestry, and the Geological Survey. Within these areas, highlights...
Insights
- These reports are arranged by the departments which they cover within Nigeria and Cameroon. Comparing the data in them shows how each area of government has changed over the years.
- These papers cover World War One and World War Two as well as the social services in these colonies before independence.
- Nigerian institutions changed to meet the demands of a colony moving towards independence. See how the changes affected the structure of the government after World War Two.
- Annual Departmental Reports differ from Blue Books of Statistics because they include explanations of why the statistics are at the levels recorded.