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COLONIAL REPORTS—MISCELLANEOUS. 
REVIEW OF THE TAXATION OF EACH 
PROVINCE. 
SOKOTO. 
Native Rulers and Communities. 
The Serikin Muslamin takes three-fourths of the general tax, 
hut shares the Jangali equally with Government. The other 
“ Principal Chiefs ” in this province are the Emir of Gando and 
the Chief of Argungu. There are no unsettled or independent 
districts. 
Administrative Organization. 
The province of Sokoto contains three Emirates, and is divided 
into five administrative divisions, viz.:—(1) Sokoto proper and 
(2) Zamfara, both in the Sokoto Emirate ; (3) Ambrusa (Gando) 
and (4) Jegga, both in the Gando Emirate; and finally (5) 
Argungu. The first and second divisions contain 47 districts 
under headmen, together with 400 independent towns which 
pay direct. The third and fourth contain 35 districts and 41 
independent towns. The fifth (Argungu) has four districts. 
In all about 2,185 towns have been assessed. All district head 
men reside in their districts, but the Council of six reside in 
Sokoto and still exercise some territorial jurisdiction. The 
amount of the revenue which district heads pay to the village 
heads out of the share assigned to them has not yet been de 
finitely fixed in every case. 
Consolidation of Districts, 
It has been found impossible to make the districts under 
headmen self-contained as yet, but much progress has been 
made, especially in Zamfara, where towns have been transferred 
so as to bring them under the territorial authority of the 
headmen without difficulty. Some progress has also been made 
in Gando. The independent towns named in the last paragraph 
will gradually be brought under the headmen of the district 
in which they are situated, and the members of the Sultan’s 
Council will gradually become divested of jurisdiction over 
distant towns, and will be salaried officials with estates belong 
ing to the office they hold. At present they exercise territorial 
jurisdiction, though residing at the capital.