. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. I IO BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA under Major von Wissmann, who at the head of a large expedition was con- veying a steamer (named after himself) to Lake Nyasa, on behalf of the German Anti-Slavery Society. In the middle of 1892 our Customs Regulations received definite form. Mr. H. A. Hillier, who had joined the Administration in 1891, was made principal Customs Officer at Chiromo, and the efficiency of our Customs service owes much to his organiza
. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. I IO BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA under Major von Wissmann, who at the head of a large expedition was con- veying a steamer (named after himself) to Lake Nyasa, on behalf of the German Anti-Slavery Society. In the middle of 1892 our Customs Regulations received definite form. Mr. H. A. Hillier, who had joined the Administration in 1891, was made principal Customs Officer at Chiromo, and the efficiency of our Customs service owes much to his organization. In 1896 he was made Director-General of Customs. In 1892 also the first steps were taken to institute a Hut tax. The question of the taxation of the natives was in its initial stages a. PHBH ' >'t*-:' I.*»-J" â TRICES PLANTED BY MR. AT FORT JOHNSTON' (TWO YEARS' GROWTH) difficult one to settle. In taking over the Lower Shire district on the west bank of the Shire from the Portuguese in the middle of 1891, the natives who had been accustomed to pay taxes to the Portuguese had asked me to assess their taxes, if possible, at a lower rate. On enquiry I ascertained that they had paid a capitation tax of something like half-a-crown a head per annum, which tax was levied indifferently on men, women, and children. The chiefs of the Lower Shire natives, however, were of opinion that they would prefer a Hut to a Poll tax. Estimating the average number of hut occupants at three, their former Poll tax would have resulted in each household paying about ys. 6d. per annum. I therefore proposed to compromise the matter by fixing the annual Hut tax at 6s. per annum and abolishing the Capitation Dues. The natives seemed well satisfied with. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johnston, H
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