The Gambia Colony and Protectorate: An Official Handbook

by Francis Bisset Archer

Overview

The Gambia Colony and Protectorate (1967) provides both a history of the colony and a wealth of valuable practical and statistical information about its establishment and running. It provides a clear insight into the way that Britain’s colonies were governed and administered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032421742
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/01/2024
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism
Pages:	372
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part 1. The History and Development of the Gambia 1. From the Earliest Records to the Founding of Bathurst 2. From 1820 to 1852 3. From 1852 to 1865 4. From 1865 to 1904 Part 2. Particulars of the Districts under the Travelling Commissioners 5. The Districts under the Travelling Commissioners Part 3. The Colony During the Past Decade 6. The Colony During the Past Decade Part 4. Returns as to the Various Districts in the Gambia Protectorate 7. Returns Part 5. The Chief Enactments in Force for the Government and Administration of the Colony and Protectorate 8. The Chief Gambian Enactments Part 6. Particulars of the Direct Marches Throughout the Gambia Protectorate, and a Return of Chiefs Receiving Stipends 9. Direct Marches and Chiefs’ Stipends Part 7. An English-Mandingo Dictionary of Some Eight Hundred Words and Phrases in Common Use 10. The Dictionary Part 8. Personnel of Imperial and Colonial Departments Concerned in the Government and Administration of the Gambia; Service Regulations; General Information as to Colonial Appointments; Financial and other Details as to the Colony and its Institutions; Fiscal Arrangements; Local Directory