Nyasaland Protectorate Blue Book for the year ended December 1928

# Nyasaland Protectorate Blue Book for 1928

This is an official government administrative publication rather than a pulp magazine. The Blue Book for the year ended December 1928 comprises a comprehensive index and detailed schedules of the Nyasaland Protectorate's fiscal and administrative apparatus.

The document catalogs all taxes, duties, and fees collected under various ordinances, including native hut tax, income tax, poll tax, and land tax. It itemizes licensing requirements and fees across numerous categories—firearms, mining, trading, motor vehicles, agricultural operations, and liquor sales. Substantial sections outline stamp duties on legal instruments: conveyances, bills of exchange, mortgages, leases, apprenticeship indentures, and powers of attorney, with varying rates based on property values and transaction amounts. Additional sections (referenced but not fully transcribed here) address government expenditure, public works, education, criminal statistics, and other administrative records. The publication served as the official record of colonial administration and revenue collection.