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Colonial Law in Africa, 1808–1919 - Volumes
Volumes
10 volumes in Colonial Law in Africa, 1808–1919 | Page 2 of 3
Sierra Leone, 1808–1919
This volume consists of gazettes published in Sierra Leone between the years 1808 and 1919. Between 1808 and 1870 the publication of this gazette depended on the will of the governor. Thus, gazettes were not published annually, but, rather, haphazardly, during this period. Indeed, the gazette for Sierra Leone went through a series of title changes. Gazettes published earlier in the period feature many letters and articles relating to the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, to British relations with indigenous communities, and to the development of British influence throughout the region. After 1870 official notices replaced news articles and letters. The gazettes feature commentary and material relating to the course and consequences of the Napoleonic Wars, the Russo-Persian War during the 1820s, and the First World War. Read more →
Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia), 1894–1919
This volume consists of gazettes published in Zimbabwe between the years 1894 and 1919. The first of these gazettes was published in October 1894, 29 years before the first Blue Book of statistics for Zimbabwe. This particular gazette includes scattered references to colonial officers. Early gazettes include government notices, alongside legal and survey notices. Later editions include information regarding customs tariffs and business deals, alongside legal notices. These records cover Queen Victoria giving Matabeleland and Mashonaland to the British South Africa Company in 1894. The Witchcraft Regulations of 1895 and laws relating to the First World War also feature. Read more →
The Gambia, 1883–1919
This volume consists of gazettes published in The Gambia between the years 1883 and 1919. The gazettes include notices of officer appointments and dismissals, as well as legal notices, shipping records, and licence applications. The gazettes published between 1895 and 1914 detail government income and spending. The gazettes published between 1895 and 1919 also include weather reports. Events covered by the gazettes in this volume include the Second Boer War (1899–1902) and the First World War. Read more →
Ghana (Gold Coast), 1876–1919
This volume consists of gazettes published in the Gold Coast between the years 1876 and 1919. From the first edition there are scattered references to colonial officers. After 1881 an index of the names of officers and subjects was included at the beginning of the gazettes. These also include royal proclamations and court records. Financial records feature from 1886 onwards. Weather reports began to be included in 1888. The gazettes in this volume cover the creation of the Nobel Prize, the fifth Ashanti war (the gazettes detail the officers who served), and the First World War. Read more →
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