Northern Nigeria

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Identifikator:: 863607721

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-45464

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Lugard, Frederick John Dealtry http://d-nb.info/gnd/117667412

Title:: Northern Nigeria

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: His Maj. Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1907

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (65 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

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TAXATION OT NATIVES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA. 53 YOLA. Native Rulers and Communities. The only Principal Chief is the Emir of Yola. There are many unsettled and independent tribes, some under control and others as yet hardly so. No precise information is given as to the number of these tribes which are under responsible chiefs and are taxable and which are not, but 12 tribes are named in respect of jangali. Administrative Organization. There are apparently three administrative divisions, viz., (1) Yola, (2) the Congola district, and (3) other pagans. The Yola Emirate is divided into 13 districts under headmen. No indication of the number of pagan independent tribes and the units into which they are divided is given. Consolidation of Districts. Three districts are fully self-contained. The others still contain villages owning allegiance to another chief. This will Be gradually altered as circumstances permit. Office Holders. All old fíef-holders are now district heads ; they have always resided in their districts. No slaves are district heads. There are only two office-holders, Wazeri and Yerima la; each gets £128. All others fled with the ex-Emir, and have not been replaced. The General Tax. The total tax in the Emirate is £3,G7(i, of which Govern ment takes £1,378, the Emir £1,103, two office-holders £270, district heads £735, and village heads £184. Owing to the poverty of the Emir and chiefs I have agreed to this proportion as a temporary measure, viz., Government 37& per cent, only, Emir 30 per cent., district heads 20 per cent., office-holders 7A per cent., village heads 5 per cent. Only the settled districts (Emirate of Yola) have as yet been assessed. The pagan tribes have suffered severely from famine, and though they should have been assessed (and the tax remitted if necessary), this has not yet been done. The tax includes all old native taxes, and all jakadas have been abolished. No urban tax has been levied on Yola City. The adult population of the settled districts is given as 23,667, and the incidence is, therefore, 3s. T88d.

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