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Below if the structure of government and the roles.
1. The colonial secretary for states
- Headed British administration
- Co-ordinated the colonial policies
2. Governor General
- Was the head of colony
- Head of executive council which implemented colonial policies and programmes.
- Assented laws from legislative council (Legco) before they became effective.
- Appointed the provincial commissioners (PCs)
- Nominated members of the executive council in the government.
- Declared state of emergency in the colony
- Nominated members of the Legislative Council (Legco)
3. Provincial Commissioners (PCs)
- Was in charge of the province
- Acted as representative of the governor at the province
- Implemented policies and laws from the Legislative Council (Legco) in the province
- Supervised the work of DCs, DOs and provincial administration on behalf of the governor
4. District Commissioners (DCs)
- Was in charge of the district
- Facilitated policy implementation within the district
- Acted as a representative of the governor and the provincial commissioner in the district
- Presided over district advisory committees
- Co-ordinated the work of DOs and chiefs and assistant chiefs.
- Maintained law and order in the district
5. District Officers (DOs)
- Were in charge of the division
- They implemented orders from DCs
- Maintained law and order in the division
- Co-ordinated chief's work
6. Chiefs
- Were in charge of the location
- Acted as a link between the people and governor at local levels
- Maintained law and order in locations
- Co-ordinated headmen's work
- Implemented government programmes and policies at the location
- Facilitated tax collection and labour recruitment
7. Assistant Chiefs/Headmen
- Were in charge of the sub-location
- Acted as a link between the government and the local people at grassroots
- Mobilized people for development at the sub-location/village level
- Facilitated tax collection
- Implementation of government policies/programmes at the sub-location level
- Maintained law and order at the sub-location/village level
- Helped in labour recruitment for public work and European farms.
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