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NATIVE HUT TAX REGULATIONS for the British Central Africa Protectorate.-Zomba, December 31, 1901.

Notice.

THE following Regulations made by His Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General, and allowed by the Secretary of State, are published for general information.

Zomba, December 31, 1901.

ALFRED SHARPE,

His Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General.

King's Regulations under Article 99 of " The Africa Order in
Council, 1889."*

[No. 5 of 1901.]

Native Hut Tax.

1. "THE Hut Tax Regulations, 1894," published in the "British Central Africa Gazette" of the 20th August, 1894, are hereby repealed; and, in lieu thereof, the following Regulations shall have effect:

2. His Majesty's Commissioner may, from time to time, by Proclamation, declare any district in the British Central African Protectorate to be a "proclaimed" district.

3. Every native being the owner or occupier of a hut in a "proclaimed district," shall pay to His Majesty's Commissioner a tax for each year, at the rate of 12s. for each hut owned or occupied by him during any portion of that year: Provided always that if such native shall produce to the Collector a certificate in the form set out in the Schedule hereto, or other sufficient evidence that he has worked for pay at current rates for one month during the year in the employment of a European, he shall thereupon pay to His Majesty's Commissioner a tax at the rate of 6s. only for each hut so owned or occupied by him.

4. Every native, being the owner or occupier of a hut in a district which has not been so declared to be a "proclaimed district," shall pay to His Majesty's Commissioner a tax for each year at the rate of 6s. for each hut owned or occupied by him during any portion of that year: Provided always that if such native shall produce a certificate or other sufficient evidence as aforesaid, he shall thereupon pay to His Majesty's Commissioner a tax at the rate of 3s. only for each hut so owned or occupied by him;

* Vol. LXXXI, page 301.

and any person who shall refuse to give any such certificate to a native who demands the same, and is entitled thereto, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 201.

5. Any person who shall furnish or cause to be furnished to any native a false certificate of employment shall, upon conviction, be iable to a fine of 1007., or to imprisonment for three calendar months, or to both fine and imprisonment.

6. The said hut tax for each year shall be due and payable on the 31st December of that year, and shall be a debt due to the Commissioner and recoverable by process of law accordingly, and without prejudice to that mode of recovery; any hut in respect of which the tax is not paid by the 1st day of March next following, shall be forfeited to the Government of the Protectorate.

7. The hut tax must be paid in sterling coin to such Collector or Collectors as the Commissioners shall appoint: Provided that in cases of necessity any Collector may, in his discretion, accept any marketable stock or produce in lieu of coin, the cost of the conversion of such stock or produce into money being in all such cases charged against the person tendering the same: Provided also that any balance, after deduction of the tax and cost of conversion, shall be returned to such person.

8. A receipt for the amount of tax paid by each native, signed by the Collector and bearing duly cancelled stamps for the amount paid, shall be delivered to the person paying the same.

9. The Commissioner may, from time to time, by Proclamation, declare any district proclaimed under clause 2 to be no longer a "proclaimed district."

10. In these Regulations the term "native" means any native of Africa not being of European or Asiatic race or origin.

11. These Regulations may be cited as "The Native Hut Tax Regulations, 1901.”

Zomba, December 31, 1901.

Allowed:

ALFRED SHARPE,

His Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General.

LANSDOWNE, His Majesty's Principal Secretary

of State for Foreign Affairs.

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REGULATIONS relative to the Registration and Licensing of Fishing Boats, &c., in the East Africa Protectorate.-Mombasa, July 1, 1901.

Notice.

THE following Regulations made by His Majesty's Commissioner, and allowed by the Secretary of State, are published for general information.

July 1, 1901.

C. ELIOT,

His Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General.

King's Regulations under Article 45 of "The East Africa Order in Council, 1897,"* and Article 11 of "The East Africa Order in Council, 1899."+

[No. 10 of 1901.]

Fishing Boats and Stakes.

1. ALL fishing-boats and canoes shall be registered and licensed in accordance with the Table of Fees annexed hereto.

2. All fishing stakes now erected, or to be erected, along the coast of the Protectorate, or along the shores of any creek on the said coast, shall be licensed, in accordance with the Table of Fees annexed hereto.

* Vol. LXXXIX, page 357.

+ Vol. XCI, page 1110.

3. All licences shall be in force for one year only, and shall be renewable on the 1st day of October in each year.

4. The register number of each fishing-boat or canoe shall be legibly painted on each side of the bow of each boat or canoe.

5. Any infringement of these Regulations shall render the offender liable to the penalties imposed for a breach of any King's Regulations under Article 11 of "The East Africa Order in Council, 1899."

6. These Regulations may be cited as "The Fishing Regulations,

1901."

July 1, 1901.

Allowed:

C. ELIOT,

His Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General.

LANSDOWNE, His Majesty's Principal Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs.

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REGULATIONS respecting the Hut Tax in the British East Africa Protectorate.-Mombasa, October 23, 1901.

Notice.

THE following Regulations made by His Majesty's Commissioner, and allowed by the Secretary of State, are published for general information.

Mombasa, October 23, 1901.

C. ELIOT, His Majesty's Commissioner.

King's Regulations under Article 45 of "The East Africa Order in Council, 1897,"* and Article 11 of "The East Africa Order in Council, 1899."†

[No. 18 of 1901.]

Hut Tax.

1. His Majesty's Commissioner may, in his discretion, impose a tax upon all Makuti huts or other huts used as dwellings, and built of mud or wattle and daub or such other materials as natives are in the habit of employing for the purpose of constructing huts or dwellingplaces, all of which are hereinafter referred to as huts.

2. Such tax shall not exceed 2 rupees per annum for each hut. 3. The occupier of any hut shall be liable for the tax imposed thereon.

4. The hut tax may be imposed within any area or on any tribes to the exclusion of other areas or tribes, and, subject to the maximum aforesaid, may be from time to time varied with respect to any areas or tribes.

5. The Commissioner may make such arrangements for the collection of hut tax when imposed as he may think fit, and in particular may take payment in kind or in labour in lieu of money, provided that it shall be clearly explained to every person who may have to pay the tax that it may be paid in money if such person so desires. The Commissioner may also make arrangements with any tribe or village or collection of villages for commutation of the hut tax by payment of a lump sum per annum, to be taken either in money, labour, or kind.

6. The Commissioner shall make such arrangements for the collection of a hut tax and for the payment of collectors, whether by salary or commission, as shall appear to him to be necessary or expedient.

7. Every order of the Commissioner imposing hut tax under these Regulations shall be published in the "Gazette," and also locally in such manner as the Commissioner thinks fit.

Allowed:

C. ELIOT, His Majesty's Commissioner.

LANSDOWNE, His Majesty's Principal Secretary

of State for Foreign Affairs.

Vol. LXXXIX, page 357.

+ Vol. XCI, page 1110.

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