Northern Rhodesia Blue Book for the year ended 31st December 1948

# Northern Rhodesia Blue Book, 1948

This is an administrative government document—a comprehensive Blue Book for Northern Rhodesia covering the year ended December 31st, 1948. Rather than narrative content, it contains detailed tabulations of taxes, duties, fees, licenses, and revenue sources under territorial law.

The document catalogs revenue mechanisms across administrative categories: entertainment tax, income tax (differentiated for single, married, and corporate entities), excess profits tax, and native tax assessed regionally across named districts. Extensive sections enumerate licensing fees for trades and businesses—auctioneers, bakers, butchers, chemists, aerated water dealers, and commercial travelers. Additional revenues derive from game licenses, firearm permits, dog licensing, and customs warehouse operations. The Blue Book provides statutory authority citations and rate schedules for each revenue category, serving as the official financial and legal reference document for territorial governance.