Annual report on the social and economic progress of the people of Nyasaland.

  • Colonial Office
Date:
[1934]
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Credit: Annual report on the social and economic progress of the people of Nyasaland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. 14. The Natives Hut and Poll Tax (Amendment No. 2) Ordinance, 1934, imposes an obligation to pay poll tax on all natives who reside in the Protectorate and on all visiting natives who obtain employment in the Protectorate. No. 16. The Cotton Ordinance, 1934, was enacted in order to ensure that the cotton produced in the Protectorate would be of the best quality. The legislation controls the cotton industry in Nyasaland. No. 17. The Tea Ordinance, 1934, was designed to restrict the production of tea in the Protectorate, in accordance with the re¬ quirements of an international restriction scheme embracing certain Eastern and the East African tea producing countries. The purpose of the scheme is the improvement of the price of tea. No. 18. The Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1934, amends the Penal Code in accordance with the recommendations made by the Law Officers of the East African Dependencies at their Con¬ ference in 1933. Experience had shown that the Codes of the dependencies could with advantage be amended. No. 19. The Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1934. The remarks on Ordinance No. 18 are applicable to this Ordinance. No. 21. The Sentence of Death (Expectant Mothers) Ordinance, 1934, provides for sentence of imprisonment for life being passed upon a woman convicted of an offence punishable with death if the accused is found to be pregnant. No. 22. The Infanticide Ordinance, 1934, provides for the con¬ viction and punishment of a woman found guilty of the murder of her newly born child in circumstances which show that at the time of committing the offence she had not fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to the child. Section 2 instructs the Court to convict of the offence of infanticide and to pass sentence as if the accused had been found guilty of manslaughter. XV.—PUBLIC FINANCE AND TAXATION. Kevenue and Expenditure. The revenue and expenditure for the past three years was as follows 1932 1933 1934 Revenue. £ 530.931 541,181 560,552 Expenditure. £ 505,800 528,361 571,674 Loans in aid of the Trans-Zambesia Eailway Annuities, and grants from the Colonial Development Fund are included under revenue, while under expenditure are also included disbursements- in respect of the same services.
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