FE0
COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL;
No. .1881.
LONY & PROTECTORATE
OF KENYA.
REPORT FOR 1925.
Reports for
1923 and J924 see Not. 1227 and
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respectively
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INDEX.
I.
GEOGRAPHICAL NOTK
I I . — G E N E R A L OBSBRVATXONC
•*
Measures for the Improvement of Native Conditions
Public Health
Vital Statistics
Migration
III.—GOVERNMENT FINANCE
I V . — T R A D E A N D AGRICULTURE
Imports
Exerts
Agriculture
V.—LAND
Mines
Forests
VI.—LEGISLATION
VII,—EDUCATION
VIII.—COMMUNICATIONS
Railways and Marine
Shipping
Roads
Posts and Telegraphs
XiX«~^CLXMATK
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
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I.—Principal Domestic Exports
II.—Exports of Native Origin
No. 1321
EPORT ON THE COLONY AND PROTECTORATE OF
KENYA FOR THE YEAR 1925.*
I. Geographical Note.
On 29th June, 1925, in pursuance of a treaty between the
lited Kingdom and Italy signed at London on 15th July, 1924,
e Province of Jubaland, an area of 36,740 square miles, was
ded to Italy, The area of the Colony and Protectorate was
ereby reduced from 245,060 to 208,320 square miles. During
e latter half of the year, the new boundary between British
A Italian territory was under demarcation by a Boundary
mmissior?.
n.
General Observations,
[I On 10th February, Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon, K.C.M.G.,
to had been Governor and Commander-in-Chief since 1st
fctember, 1922, died in Nairobi. Mr. E. B. Denham, C.M.G.,
led as Governor until the arrival of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir
| W . M. Grigg, K.CV.O., C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C, who landed at
lindini on 2nd October and assumed the administration of
I Government in Nairobi on the following day.
I Sir William Northrup McMillan, K t , Elected Member of the
jgislative CouncU for Ukamba, died at Nice on 22nd March.
• 27th April, the Honourable Reginald Berkeley Cole, Elected
•mher of the Legislative Council for Kenya, died at Narro
Iru, West Kenya.
•The Indian Community in Kenya withdrew from the policy
•urn-co-operation at the end of 1924. On 3rd April, Mr. V. v.
ladke was appointed a Member of the Executive Council; and
1 Nominated Indian Members took their seats on the Legislative
Imcil at the August Session.
I By Additional Royal Instructions dated the 28th of December,
15, the constitution of the Executive Council was altered, the
lector of Agriculture and the Director of Education being
ftointed ex-officio Members. At the same time the Director
•Education became an ex-officio Member of the Legislative
•nci!. The Instructions provided that there should be five
iian Elected Members but that until these had been elected
mt should be five Nominated Indian Unofficial Members.
i
Midi Iftiyal tHf»limvwes till? IMltw uttrl IMirhrs* of Y'
arrived Itt Kelly;! Hi IJcroUtbeh
and ^ t l t slfc Weeb <>
HtHUlilg expedition In the twHlbertM* df Mimut Kenya.
f
ijio.Uitst Africa C o t n m M o u , # h i r h \ i^ftotl Kttiva in Mmm?
her, htti, i t e m e d life Wrpwi* itt A|*H!; iffc&.
Commission was im^vrssed with tftf* need .Mr ^
oM»poirtUon and mvdmtandittft. \\M oflly behveeti 'die ft
Adnmv>tt'j*tii>ns but between uYvMttef&J residents \\\ the tTrrinv*
as well.
lr\ Oetober the fivAt etmfeVence of drleptt'f* of
n.u«»fiit:jii1 Kuropean amnnnnilies irt the Kasi AWoati' t o i T i i m
was \w)il a t KniiRwe Mission, nent Tnkfiyti, Tftttganyikft TerrV>
under iho niairirmnr.hip of Lord IVLWere. IVlogatcv f id
Kenya, Taii^anyika. N\asal?md and Northern Rhodesia m
payout at th&t Conference
Arrangements were put in hand to'ivmvls the end of the v*
for holdim.; (he first Conference of K M African G o v e r n s
Nairobi ii\ l u u m r w 19*2(1
The y« ar has been marked b y a recognition of the .erowj
.ntporUmv ot extending educational and medical sendees thn»«
out the 1 Y»!ouy The Pstunatos Mr I f W * reflect the effort*. *
made U\ moot future requirements in these directions F
adoption of proposals for erecting hospitals, sehools and
buildings om ot lean hmds has greatly increased the -po^M
of naaking pro&tvss in establishing such services on a
sat isfuetory fooling.
;
The Co!onv has during the course of the year m a i n l y
^tcadv pTOL'i\>s, as b indiea* ^ bv the aeru altwrd, trade
railway n turns
In errtain parts ot the Colony there w.i:
^hoviae* ot rainfall a n d its distribution was unusual, but in at
pa; ts. i \ r n e v : ! a i h t h e I'asm Coshn Plateau and Trans \?
i'.Mrs, ee«;ubined wuh the extension of the railway s \ M
h a w promo? eu remarkable development,
-
Rmidiu,;; was tvgun in Nairobi for the Municipal Yt
housing Sehomc. Progress was continued by the Uganda Kail
•for tlu* prevision of sanitary housing tor the native stall over
whole extent ot the, line.
The "Mombasa Town Dunning Scheme approached compiKl
Ah. V W a l t o n bnneson, an e x ^ r t from Sotuh A trie. |
emp]oye<i to ad\i<e on the Mombas<i Scheme and on IHK
town planning for NVitmbi.
TVie t^oionv rtvei%ed a vhix towards the end of the veax
Mr. H c r f x M t Bakv*j the enunent A r d u t e c t , whose adviv;e i*v
^ u g h t M t n ^ a r d t o the design of a number of public htukh
schook: and hospitals, whicli are t o be e,rect^i out of loan
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COLOHlAli ftfelPOftl^ ANMUAt.
t He Witchcraft Ordinance, 1925; provides i greater timm
of protection against: the evil practices of witchdoctors that
did the Ordinances of I9($ and HUH which it repeats and. bt
making provision for the deportation of thosfe convicted, pftwntj
further developmentB that iWghl otherwise occur upon that
return to the same ot thfclt former activitici.
A situation which has caused growing jmNiety for mary
is that brought about by the continuous increase ift the number!
of native-owned cattle. The general result is that the stocj
lends to become more numerous than the reserves can eat?
and among some tribes, notably the Akafnba, is rapidly detericd
ing. To remedy this situation a Biff was drafted, desigmts
the Crop Production and Live Stock Ordinance, under which \\
Governor in Council will l>e empowered to make Rules, inter.. #
for the disposal of surplus and undesirable live stock and n\
for limiting the number of stock to l>e carried on any one are
Important progress has been made in the delimitation a
settlement of the boundaries of native reserves, Pfpvisi«
boundaries of all native reserves were gazetted in October, and
opportunity was thus given for claims and objections to he
which will, when disposed of, lead to a final settlement of t
question,
The steps taken to promote native agriculture are discus
in Chapter IV.
The importance of planting trees is being increasingly m
nised throughout native areas. It is satisfactory to he able
report that in the entirely deforested Machakos Native Rese
a scheme has been introduced whereby the Forest Departn
re-plants several large areas and the Local Native Cow
experiments with the reafforestation of numerous smaller ai
scattered through the Reserve. This has eliminated na)
opposition in that district to the o p e r a t i c of the Forest De$
meat and will be of great educative value to the Native Gouj
PUBLIC HEALTH.
|
At the end oi January smallpox broke out in Iftomlj
infection being introduced undoubtedly from India. Subsequei
the disease appeared in the Teiia Hills and in Kikuyu. \tk
239 cases came under observation, The position was at one 1
very disquieting. A special staff consisting of medical otft
nursing sisters and sanitary inspectors was detached from |
ordinary duties in order to cope with the outbreak:
Laboratory was called upon for a very large increase of vad
lymph, all of which proved of very satisfactory quality. l)«
the months January to April 260,000 dosss of lymph |
supplied, more than seven times the ordinary amount,
352,486 vaccinations were performed during the year. I n |
to carry out vaccination on a large scale a--mobile vaccina
1
v.mi under the charge of A.European s&rtihuv overseer Wrts
Lnhlished With a native ex M r O of tin* Kings Africrttt M b i
in suh charge and four native vaccinators. A special drill was
Revised, f l i team Was equipped With it bbx-bbdy car M f^pb?ifl|
m\ the necessary tables tthti basins, |t% i b successful rim tin*
rxperimettf prow that the tetitti Will b6 lUftiHiaiHcd iiHf.l|
pater part of (hi population of tfih ebUHirv lill be^it rendered
inumnfc
Plngue was fepbrbd frotn RnvltoHdu, the Kikrivtf Province
inri thn Naivashtt District, fn Rikuyti l l $ area ihvHlved vhts
same exiensive than lit previous years, (i is pftibttblt* that li
lanje Numbct of deaths ofceuried hilt i( Is fttipbsslWfi fd give
jmm approximate figures; n i l usual rotitiftf* atttl pirtgue measures
ere rontimittl iti all districts:
VttAt; StAf f*tft\«i.
A census of tlie jtbfi-native pbpiihtfJofi
fakeit iti !*ebHafy,
\{fMi Mo census has yef \MH hikefl of t\W native phpitMibh.
mirly accurate count is fh&d** yearly ft# taxrttioff putpbsbs
M the nuttiite of children cnii only be estimated wttghw tki*
allowing figures sho«# fhfc 192 f htiti 192$ eensus returns (tit
[on-native* and the estimates of
native papiiMiiM af iht
id of 1920 and 192S.
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Figures for bnrth*> deaths and marriages among Kuropeato
Jtriacf 1925* are not yet a variable. In Nfairobr, 10$ births were
feistered dwm§ the year as compared wit*h 9 # m 192$\ Twenty*
jar deaths occurred « ^ Europeans in* Xairobi.
1
Statistics for Nairobi*, with*Stotal population of 23;428! show
[at the crude anwnal death-rate im lm£i was 1#*#pet* thousand
fmg, The crude -.ftufopean*death-rate was 1<>'3, th£ Asiatic f # I ,
id the African?
per thousand. The corresponding figures
1924 were, European* l$s <$,--Aaiatic l6HVand African
^Wp0
ousand-.
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"The n a t i v e population' hag been <tecn?a»ed to tti^r cxttttit df appmxi*
tefy 135,0001 owing, t<* the cession* of) Jiib&land. F o r comparative
poses the percentage increase h a t been' calculated' ort t h e asmmtptimf
rt the estimate irt 1931 ahx*'exeiudtfd jubalaruL
1
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During Hie year an attempt was made to ascertain lit*
infant mortality rates among various sections of the popuiiiti^
at Risumti by menus of hoimMo house enquiry Tne %m>
though small, appealed to reflect the result of th^ hnpn*v^
housing conditions provided by khs tlgtfhfll Railway Admfnwtf^
lion for its employees The t i f f of deaths uHd£F'bh£ year \m
thousand births was 29 iti ihfc mm of Africans employed hv *V
1 eanda Railway and 118 in tlu* mm of Africans tint so employ^
while the corresponding pate* amonpf Indiana were 83 and -m
respect ivelv.
MioRArrotf.
Statistics at;e kept showing the number of immigrant mn
Kenya but no machinery exists for the compilation nf eorn^e^ni
ing emigration 1i$mvs. The shipping rmnpanie* at the eow
recently assisted the Government by providing figures showi^
the number of emigrants passing through Mombasa from Kenv
\ gauda, T a n g a n y i k a and the Belgian Cong®, 1 he eomparnihv
figures for these territories combined are a* follows
% "K migrant*
/ ntfnigrav($.
Europeans..
Indians
(k>ans
Arabs
Others
Totals
1924.
1925;
4,079
7.973
890
1,044
1.871
4,951
9.540
953
1,225
2.076
A.m
m
491
1,589
. . 15,857
18,745
10 324
1924.
The figures for immigration.into.-Kenya only are : —
Europeans
Indians
Goans
Ai*abs
Others
•.
1924.
1925.
. . 3.412
5.775..
/39
970
., 4,212
7,m
754
1.1H4
1,907
Totals
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COLONIAL
REPORTS—ANNUAL.
IV. Trade and Agriculture.
Kenya and Uganda have since 1917 formed one administrative
unit for purposes of Customs/under the control of the Commis­
sioner of Customs resident at Mombasa, and complete freedom
of trade between the two territories exists ; a general uniformity
of Tariffs is now observed with Tanganyika Territory also.
In March, 1925, an Official Conference met at Dar-es-Salaara
with the object of securing the closest possible co-ordination in
regard to Customs laws and procedure in the three territories of
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika Territory. Very considerable
progress towards this end was made and virtually identical draft
Customs Management Ordinances, suitable for enactment in the
three Dependencies, have since been agreed upon, the Zanzibar
Government also participating in these efforts towards co­
ordination.
Consequent upon the cession of Jubaland to Italy, the Customs
stations at Kismayu, Gobwen and Yonte were closed on
29th June, 1925, the Province thenceforward being treated as
foreign territory for Customs purposes. The sea-borne trade i
Jubaland in 1924 amounted to £129,767, of which £59,98
represented trade with other parts of Kenya and £69,778 \viti
foreign countries.
The Customs Tariff, enacted with effect from the 1st January
1924, remained in force during the year with only minor alterations
Despite an unusual distribution and partial shortage of rainfa
which adversely affected the yield of produce in certain areas,
trade balance of Kenya and Uganda continued to be favourabi
relative particulars being as follows:—
£
Total Imports
..
. . . .
Less value of Government Imports
....
..
Total Trade Imports (including goods
imported during the year remaining in
bond on 31/12/25)
Domestic Exports
Total Re-exports . .
.,
.,
..
i
12,345,379
3,717,344
8,628,(
7,821,844
1,754,309
9,576,13
Balance in favour
..
..
£948,1
(or 11 per cer
The total volume of import, export and re-export ti
including importations on Government account, specie,
transit and transhipment traffic, was valued at £22,228,380,|
against £19,085,587 in 1924, an increase of 16 per cent. Of
KENYA,
1925,
11
total, goods imported and cleared for home consumption repre­
sented £8,061,448, as compared with clearances v a l u e d at
£6,277,907 in 1924, the value of domestic produce of the two
territories exported during the year being £7,821,844, as against
£6,137,009 in the previous year.
As regards the distribution of foreign trade between Kenya and
Uganda respectively, a close analysis shown that foreign trade
goods imported into Uganda and cleared for consumption in
that territory amounted in value to £2,677,764, as compared
with total clearances for home consumption for both territories
valued at £8,061,448. The origin of domestic produce exported
during the year was in the following proportion™Uganda
£5,097,215, Kenya £2,724,629. For purposes of comparison the
proportionate figures for 1924 were—Uganda £3,897,395, Kenya
£2,239,614. As trade statistics are based oa the landed value
at the port of importation in the case of imports, and the f.o.b.
value at the port of shipment in the case of exports, the p o r t
[or both territories being Mombasa, the actual trade balances
)f each country cannot be ascertained with any degree of
exactitude, but it is obvious that, quite apart from the wealth
lerived from export of its own produce, the Colony of Kenya
eaps a very considerable benefit by the transportation through
he territory of goods valued at approximately 7f million pounds
terlingin respect of Uganda traffic and approximately one million
ounds sterling in respect of Tanganyika Territory traffic.
The net yield of Revenue collected during 1925 was £1,192,920
id exceeded that for 1924 by £176,103. Of the total amount
[ollected, £679,726 accrued to Kenya and £513,194 to Uganda,
n addition, Excise duty collected on beer brewed in the territory
[mounted to £733, as against £426 in 1924.
IMPORTS.
Of the total value of trade imports the British Empire provided
99 per cent, and foreign countries 31*01 per cent., this
roportion being approximately the same as in the previous year.
Cotton Piece-goods.—The
value of trade imports of cotton
lece-goods of all descriptions amounted to £1,604,504, the
lount of duty collected thereon being £314,402. Imports into
janda were valued at £947,260, or 59 per cent, of the combined
lports of this comir'xlity into K^nya and Uganda, and it is
timated that fully 75 per cent, of these imports are consumed
the native population.
The cotton piece-goods market is naturally an increasingly
luable one, but in comparison with the total trade imports
relative importance continues to diminish, the proportion
ing 1925 being 20 per cent., as against 23*6 per cent, in 1924
30 per cent, in 1923. Unbleached piece-goods show an actual
12
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decrease in the quantity and value imported/ the reason being th\
as a direct consequence of the rapid development of the territory
the native population is now purchasing goods of a wider rm$
and better quality than was the cast when grey sheeting
constituted the main mtirtd of import.
M regards the countries of origin of imported cotton \nm
goods of all descriptions, there was sotM falling off in the viili
of goods originating in the tMited Kingdom, India and Bmm
and Japan, whereas Holland and to a Urn extent Germany Havi
increased thfcir tradt! irt this market;
Vehicles.- Rapid development of the territories and ttaj
continued increase in and improvement of the road n\\\?m
possible for wheeled transport have again resulted in abnormal]
importations of vehicles of all descriptions, more particuluiv
(hose propelled by motor power.
The number of motor-cars imported increased from 94$,
valued at £157,903. in 1924. to 1.558. valued at £274.143, »|
1925. The United States of America and Canada continue m
hfc the principal sources of supply, the United Kingdom ,\QM.
securing 13 per cent, of the trade.
Motor lorry and tractor importations show a phenomena
increase. Whereas only 00 were imported in 1923 and 450 iti
1924, no less than 1 ,0lK). valued at £203,950, were imported it,]
1925. 85 per cent, originated in America, the United Ringdoftj
providing 8 per cent, Figures relating to the importation «j
motor cycles, sidecars and trt-cars are more normal, 984 h-.vnq
been imported in 1925 as against 911 in 1924. The prtncip
source of supply continues to be the United Kingdom.
A further considerable advance in the importation of bitycfc
took place in 1925 when 23,938 machines, valued at £IiS502t
were imported as compared with 17,430, valued at £134/41 i
the previous year, These are principally for the native trad
the main source of supply being the United Kingdom,
Oth, —Following upon the rapid increase in the use of motq
transport there has been a very considerable advance \n ^
import trade in fuel oik,
1,979,059 gallons of motor spirit valued at £157,506 ws]
imported during the year, this being more than twice the ouantitj
imported in 1924.
The quantity of kerosene imported amounted to l,4^8>i
gallons, as compared with 1,048,546 galk»as in 1924,
Importations of heavy fuel oil increased from 5,302,494 ga&x
in 1924 to 8,217.403 gallons in 1925. The bulk of this oil is mU
used by the Uganda Railway or is subsequently re-exports
fuel for vessels using the Port of Mombasa,
! t e prhtcipali oil complies aw IttltftesUsd IH iHl litt^ttltBII
rfoih into th* ttotohy, vte., the BritisR imperial Oil CrtMhaHft
he Vacuum Oil Company nhd thfc A%tb teUUi (Hi Cbhifaiihy.
leavv fuel oil it fmpbHed $ft httlk fttitttHft M\k\\ Mftm
Oil
Pnrt it lkt|$ dim U|i 1 :tt-rfttW
\>mpany hnvs recently e r e c t s Ai
m\ aliatbh |WF dealing WiiH bUtH IhipbttdHbiw of Rfchwdit! rttta
A
ftitthet
sltoi iHHIhitlvd til divedhp<
ikiU is ite rapid advance iti ttife valtiti of ItUpoHs of UinbHiti^ry
hiring tlift yeaf ItttpbtWiBti of indiisitlrtl HitfelilttH-y dtHMmted
In vMne to £238,000 ; rtgrlHtltiirni tH&*HJft#f iHiboHs #«Ni viittifeil
it rm;M.
ilie total valla* bf machinery of riij d^ctlpt terns
MdiMmry.
Imported was £JftJ,28?i rtS cbltiparcd #ltlt £2HH«* In
IftM.
Pnmi shift-Despite
thte effort*? iti M i f f dltecfloW Whifcii
ire being nmdtf to Irtctea^e tfte lohtl pfodttctiori m tbAntiiHi, tiki
my merited dittilnutioti id the rjtmtiHfy and \mUo* in
Mmtim
food Cliffy in yet apparent, litis being due priffciofdiy to till
[ropfovcffJl standard d| livtfip of a JMfgl sedlort or tbfc ftotlv&
Med and Flout. Art \tv:miw\ acreage under Wheal
rul the establishment of mMiiitMii fhnt m\)h Mv$ fM prevented
n ^gme/ttatiort of the rjtmrttify of Hirtii itttpt$i$j
fttfiq
1925, m compared
al
af fSRMi, coming how overseas
vith ^.474 ewt., of * value ol //fd,7f$, frt f<M
Kfto/
The w<t\m of rite ttitptftied ttMimW (& foefeas*/
14v^->Scwfv, worth £ii$0i$i btitttg impirti&i cfat'mg the yeat
fttfittm, imported itf f£#4.
is e^unst 109,984 cvvt vahtedf
The narked of &eny# ari<1 Uganda? provide a? v&tuabM oirtl^ fdtf
:he *xpwtMtM mtpim of tit* prodiicedf in flw? ndghbourin^
:errito?Yof Tanganyika41 percatf. olfh*total^(fuam-ityimport
m^inaiing irt th^f Territo/y
(V#; ?avot}fabk tep&tt*ti/t fM pro^res^ mad^ ii% tfea pirintm^
Im» Colony cotifirma N
received', but the* production* stagd
a« not yet; been reached. $,d$f cwf of tea^er^ imported dtrrm#
he -ear, as compared w?rfr 5;3&l cwt. in 1TJ^#, K if h*>pe<J thai
ntlie near futurempyi'mof tea
the tmi AiricaU K>ependeneies'
wJI ^ irawn* from the loc*uiy growjv product
^w.- ri\e local manufacture' o$ mgkif if progressing satis*
aci^niv,
cwf. (o^ which 5:561^ cwt . originatai in Kernya)
x|)orred d\wing. the yea^. The/ local ^oureei 6( supply are;
iowmv-r; not yet! sufficiently large t o satisfy th# demand in all
>ar.- ot the Colony and 27,161 cwr; of sugar were imported in i9SN&
?
>>ut. tnicilkies' for the locate p K w l u c t i o n of* salt are being;
ifiortied by^ Government to ^uppl^' t h e d e m a n i i fo^ <^lt^ ^lici'i i#
arge i 46^16 cwt, l>eingt; impwted during th& year.
1
Apart bom 'drbowitA of mbi dri-M/wl frnjp
natural d e p o r t at tdki? Mnftii&t [)m wpiift of wh\m xlntjun-'t
ill v*dw« to / 14i<t (^0, H»e rgpofH from K^ny.i nr^* Mfm$f ^rifii ^/
of agricultural puxluoU, ArtWrrsf* rlimaHc /oodiffofv? p-b*'^
fhr yield in f rihuii ao'as, h(t| the MM rea-ed >»?a'fM£f* Hfid^f f ob'rM
Hon itfid improved methods of tigrifntilfW* hflv? mor* fl??irj <*0hTfhf
bulanc/d
HI Hieep^
drought, Hwrtf bein^ an I i k r e t - /.i,d2fM(H in fhr e.due of ;»^i"indt»trfd produ'K of K^nvd M
('flimdit nxpoi led during ih*' y^ar. A v r y ho^o proportion <?*
die lot fd pfoduce vperiod t*; topped to Kmph'f* markets', no ! >
dui.fi 8 4 2 jir-r e n d . bf*mft >r»d to delimit iot»<* in fhr- Hrlfhh
f Mi pi re,
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'tvmmL-
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t
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fv
4
1
litis l# H&i.itt by fnf tl>6• • m w t vdouble £*>:ptyfi;
(>OJWlItuting ft! iJ do<^ HO prr r^nt. of th.£ totnl dom^+if* ^pttrN
of both bnVfforiest VHH.H'W cadfdN v:dn<*d at £4,(W4^!W v
exported doting tho year* it* af^abvd fclS.OWl rrntft|* of a valw
of ( ; U 8 9 , y » ) p^poriffl m iW4 of HiH fpmnffttf » . 8 ? « w r f n k
Otigtiliited ill Kenya, (ho {^|K»rt of ration seed- amoomel t.*
21,058 cwt,
CottiHtt
I he sbiirtug^ of mm lull, to Whif^h alhrdon hM idre^lv
been made, adversely ath cied lh« o&port of this important ervm
although the deurasn in qtiBtdity $K ported wrtf mor$ ot
compensated for by t!a> high p r i c e s ruling m ovef^<*t$ inwrltfts
during 1&& 177,141 cwt. of * value of t W « i H ! W w w r \ j w i « l
aa compared vVith 199,5U4 cwt, valued .nt
i.# IttZ*
( fijfffh'
Nr^iil, Produolion lifts continued to h h t c j i ^ sh!mfacloniv.
14^63iam valued at t&H,V29htiiugexported in 1925; a&eompuo?
with 11,4 Hi tutw of a value ui
\M 1924k T.hojro si r*
littli drmbt that the .sinat iibu mduhtiy ib tikdy to .be of ghsat
and increasing impotlatu^ to thr Colony,
1
slight increase is oetnded in the quantity of ttuu?/
exported, l/2U)>t)7G cwi, beiiig shipped in 1^25. us against
1»1B4,479 WM in H)24. In die ease of this commodity <)\H\ z
shortage of rainfall greatly jeduced the yu-ld irom Uie aeo..^
nuder tins crop.
Maize.
- A
Hitks atid Skins*- The value of hides and iking expoio^
advanced from £253,709 in 1924 tq 4;|58,y&) m 1925 ! :
sources of supply are prmeipaily t Uo native ix^vxw*, A sd^cd^^
showing the .six principal exports of Kenya during;ho ye^r ap|n ^
m Appendix I to this report.
?
Hut incidence of rainiall for the year tor puxpoav^ of <^f
production" was n^itLsfactory and crops in many area$>uiia^^
imm drought, particularly those, planted late i a the reason*
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not only m flu* fact that tho vnhui
of r:off**# e Kpotfed ;irvar ?a*u nearly one Ihwl of \hti total report* ftvwt (M Colony h o t -w
iu the fact flint forty per cent, of ihnEofop^mf
o w t i w M>,I
occupier*; of laud at# wl(e# growm*.
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:
f o(fe*t piutiUiftntm havf* now p a ^ e d fh.fofl#K f^/O riff-en'M
period* of M?ricntf drought during fh# la^t fcin yerW nnd^lthv?^
(oRsr^i huvc hroii imfMed frooi crop failure^ e*jH*ffafTe* seem- t*»
justify the opinion t h a t any drought likely f o o w t f will no* '
penmuient loss or dama^o to the* plntft Miotic- The Imhv^r • I;
in a annul po.nUon a n d , but for Ha* tme^fbdfity In regard K»
labour supplied. pMf tieularly during tlm picking ^ra^oil mtym ? »j>w
pt'ojjic-si* would bo made in oKtmdiflK thf» mrvhftfi. w v W rhtf'
- The arreagc undo* steal has been merensf d b y r v ^ f a , ,
per cent. t o
n o r ^ This industry te in n
\\wn^w
condition, Koughly i wo thirds of the <usal planted 1* more h.
t h m ycais old and availably for cutting;-{,
St&tL
n
\\hmi ~ —Wheat i** foown mamly for loeaf ronton* pO*.H
(11,007 U<\£$ vveie hat varied m
# \ as eompnrrd with f^> nV
t
VN
the previous* y e a r . KvptaaaKe ban shown that the higher ;doo><k
are m o i e .'aided h» whi-at tfn»wiu?( but in t h e s e urea** tmO.,T
.settlement and development m e lectured to s e c u r e a sob^fjmu;
increase m wheat production. T!a» yield* per acre mv stdi i«s»
but n i o showing an Upward tendency, Fn an area of tie* i -sv
N*oik, whrw good c i o j k s ol wheat hfcve been grown dnriui? ihr
three years, '* rust ' caused great damage even among? v a o r
which had hithtato appeared to possess am^ktaraWe rust* omsu«h
powers* A gtcat deal of work h*H |hv>I done i n hvhrMhscm-.tf
and selection to secure wheats which cue r e M * H m t to t h e tc-r.v
main iortna of nisi.
Other Crops.- Luije uu nanes are recorded in the at a y. \
under ;mgar cane and barley,
the production of sugar is m< n
ing but it in .still only mcclmK v portion of toc:al mpuremrax
It has K x ^ proved that nudtmg " barley of ^ood quality
lx grown in Kenya and .sutcsiacloiy yields have been obkur.o
The viiea utuler flax has deeica.sed. Ivven in aieaBwiiere tia\
proved to be a suitable crop, giowei.'i have given it u p Lnar
owuvg t o the depressed iitate of the uuirkot ami the low
<f
N
StiUvc
Agriculture*. ,
Kncouuigemcjit h.is Ueii g i v a i t o the proxiuction of icouv^mh
CTOps possessing an export value and to the, increased piod*K;«t
of food-stutls. The chief crops grown ure mai^a, s i m ^ m w \*
g r o a i i d n u i s a n d c o t t o n , A greater intermit.h,,b^ing >|ieav4i l
w h e a t growing. T h e « has been a considera.ble inpr$fr*»
denmad im siiiali plpugl^ 'und' $cuiilei^ ; a few tMf£torgriading mili^ h a v e bci'ii erected b y natives uud afeout,^ hy*> ' h a n d - ^ v m grist m i l l s hav« l>een b o i ^ h t , /
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Stop? liavn bent* f'tfmti tn ^Htmdrife flu* pwdurlirw of jd? >
t k*moi»sInitio:^ nre riv*«?t in v r i n * ^ ruar^eH and fhnv •.u'pavfttiM,*
stations have be^u p ^ H H T I ^ I R D . A *rh^diile shmViuj* the* e.^tinre *••!
vnlue ot I he principal rnrHrtdtmal e^porK nf native origin app--»^
as Appendix U to tbH report
y
There hav<* been ^ a l l inrrea<?r«* onK iiV Mre nnmbvT^ <>f r">"
horses, sheep and t:orit«r A* regards mUle, there
a He*-^increasing proportion of tirade * io " native " i ype M \ *>r*n - -rf^rms but the proportion of RN;a e-H*ed to r H V r t*a* n^t R^^'n
t i l pure-bred hidi? and Si r^iiv? bred
ond heii^i**
imported durmjr
a* compared >\?Vh #1 and 13, r e ^ W I N ^ M
v .
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%
:
A new cooperative rorieiv v.MS FORMED D N R M ^ ih*
the efctabLishttocnt n* a rivAm^rv at Xrnvnsha.
;
In addition TO the \ \ I I I . v e AFFRIENHNRRD ^ H O - ^ two vwn^**Shows were held under
r.^puv* e«f t K- \
ml
Horticultural Sooieiv of Kenva. one
V.-^MH
Apr AL -KMw».:
In both cases they took plaecon new ^how-frroutids.
1
The uei cost of services rendered hv the A/rneultund t »wmerit, including the Veterinary* a n d \ ' e t e r m a r v Ro^erm.h Til *w>ri*
was £67,090-. The revenue derived from inneuhtions
rinderpest.. and similar sendees, which 'in 1923 Hmo*mu»*£6,120 and "to £1 1,536 m If>24. rose to ^.M.SfcHn 1925. • > ' «
very largely to the increased demand for these•servteos aaioiv
native stock owners.
:
The total area oi land alienated as a t i k 31*H)f <xnnoer j
was 5,745,607 acre* (as compared w u h
acre*, otj th
31st December, 1924), ot which
acres are freehold. »m
5,229,432 acres leasehold.
r
The AREA of .grants regis iereu dwi-% -the W A R - W A S 3I>7,''3
acres, compared with 3 6 4 v 4 h > a a e s ior the previ©^ year, and -u
AREA of snmmders was U4{460'-:arr^
v
One a action ot terms was heki chniug Utii ye<u, at wiar
>26,1S9.f8-acres'realised .the sunn oi 426,164 ., " J
" Sates of Township Plots, wete heki-.-aL iNatoiiai,, ...Eldopij-Njor
Kisunlu and Kitalc, ' '
•'
'"Hie revenue , DERIVED troiri mk& -and rnnte -of . t o d , - RTRV
FEES, sale of »icips/ctc^ AMOTTATVD-'to J f t l j H ^ 4 | f n ^ » . T H E F M R .
felt m l K l f ili^tfIHit<ttdl^4tMi-^tlHtl> ill-fJr'r^rt^.ctff-M^-Ji SWffifcfl^wi
«r?wl
tilth
0tu\ fttitaty Itt \M
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(Till
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| I # ' N m i r I for f l t r f e lJet'?ttif# ^ < ^ i « ^ f l y aHfv& 4iiihi§
* iv IW refitting Mm her fernta* <--«tf*ty# mwfe intttowtitottot;
:H m&nm
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iF-tli* rwmtm ^posted:59^19} a?dii Ami AiMiiMl <rf eedb#
m
I n-ym t m e o h a* eompmed with T2T^3df? ruble frcf tit JOfM- : ....
Railway t o o k o v e r from nil *ooree«$ 9000,8IS r.nbtt feet c u m p H
The -atppiy ••?
with 9,97S.fi98 cubic feet it * t h e previous y r a f
raiUvav fntd wet*? a! tbn<*s ?naderptfd<* m v i h g to the faibm* /,f
rontraefois in fulfil tbeir vmHnt'H
ptitttitiift.lly.
The vent was a*i e*eepUobfd!y d r y oni» and rertflfnfeib^i^
pUitish:ul t o b e c o t i s i d r t f i h l v t M t r b i h e d
2,17? w.rv* were ^ p b u \ i H
as c o m p a r e d with
nems in H**?4, T*i mldflkm,
$M7
w e t e >aieees^hdtv t r e a t e d fnf n a f u n d i t i ; e n e t a f l o n , tht* m<--d-vi
n t e n i b g i in t v t i a i n t y p e * o* fotpct, nn>eh tnnre ' snCrer^hd e
naet «.t one t i m e been i b b n p h l p r o b a b l e , T0?!M'W ymwj*
<v>
w e r e n d s e d in t h e n h r s o t i e ^
r o m p a i v t l with 2,SWI.nO0 In' * *
This will p e r m i t of ;i verv jirr:d men=a^e iti fhc p l a n t a t i o n * m b ^
if the w e a t h e i r e n d i t i o n ^ p r o v e b.vnnr?*b?e
In ••etne
p m g r e * * in
rndtorerdntion
j? <id! h i n d e r e d b y an m < n d ^ - ^
;
of labour
S t e p s h i v e hertf t-d«ai t o b ^ i n t h £ tn*peHmenfrd p h n t * ^ c ,v
t h e sp*ceies of t.tv* < w h i c h \ >V?d ehrmbno<\*ye^ oil redotft-'d <* *>•<
1 m o m e n t of l e m w v , hn* it r~ tiv nr^.f i b a t t h e r e are v < ^ \ <\
district.?- in i b e i o j o c v v. hero <*iniab!e r e n d i t i o n
provd*
:
s
1 be
total e:-v-h rr*vnno e*^**vled h v i h e F r n ^ t TVor^-*-- ••• n;
iii t h e form of r o y a t n e ^ on u m b e r , b-o* ;>ud o t h e r forest
v »was i25,457, a s compnmt w i t h $>l.(**?Mft t h e p r e v i o m ^ i r ' v
yevevme was ihe largest m i h e h m o r v t>f t h e 1 V p m i m e n * i'-."^-,
sales of Cue! ami y o u n g ire*** d?d wot r o m ^ np t o e v p r - e i ^ * ^
The expenditure amovmted t o i"*>7,9#5 And t h * pre^wMu^r
revenue t £ ex^xmdiinvc w w \ « * c d t r o w 85-65 j**r c e n t . »r H.fc
t d M ' 13 \m c e n t , in 1 9 2 5 .
The v<thie of ]>?>xln<>D ts«med -free ^ r n o r m t e d to ^ /-> e^^r
e o r n p a r e d svith / 2 . 3 7 f i m 1924- fVom 1 # j a n n a n ^ ,
<tov<*rnment Departments \vtn*e required t o ]>av tor f^"^ v»?at*i
them-. 1 !\e ti>ee is<ne* w ^
sitKl oth^* forest pivxitK^
mmnly -to s e t t l e r s on \rn^berk?ss
wssr^smg Tree* t<ir^:>
tVfmits and t-o n a t i v e *
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ITie-Arms a n d Ammunjaon -0^cJin«^e# ^ o . fcf),
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COLONIAL R E P O R T S — A N N U A L .
African Education, Government school? exist at Machakos,
Waa, Kwale, Narok, Kapsabit and Kericho; schools are main'
tained by all the principal missionary societies ; there are Police
schools in many important centres, and there are large numbets
of village schools situated throughout the native reserves. In
1925 the Jeanes School for training supervisors of African village
schools was opened at Kabete and good progress was made at
the Native Industrial Training Depot at Kabete, whose object is
to supply the Colony with qualified African artizans. Attendance
in Government schools totalled 1,683, as compared with 1,625 in
1924. For African assisted schools no accurate figures for 1925
are obtainable. In 1924 the number was 21,539.
The cost of Arab and African education, exclusive of adminis­
trative charges, was £36,017 in 1925, of which £14,803 appeared
as grants to missions.
vm.
Communications.
Railways
and
Marine.
«
The results of the working of the Kenya and Uganda Railway,
Marine, and ancillary services for the year 1925 disclose the
progress made by the Railway and the favourable financial position
that has been achieved.
Earnings for the year amounted to £1,993,509 and the
ordinary working expenditure to £1,090,071—the surplus of
receipts over ordinary working expenditure being £903,43$
After allowing for contributions to renewals funds, interest
charges, e t c , the net surplus of this excess for transfer to Better
ment Funds amounted to £368,774.
The carriage of public goods provided a revenue of £1,580,66
and the tonnage of this traffic amounted to 53*1,474 tons, as
compared with £1,297,236 and 482.480 tons during the previous
year. The revenue derived from passenger traffic also showed
an increase over that of 1924, viz., in 1925, 913,640 passenger:
contributed a revenue of £225,548 as against 830,209 passenger*
and £197,991 in 1924. Natives continued to use the railway
in increasing numbers. The following figures show the number
of passengers carried under different classes:—
1924
1925
1st Class, 2nd Class. 3rd Class. Told
15,904
57,921
756,384
830/2©
16,745
57,530
839,365
913.646
Lake steamer traffic also showed a steady improvement. The
tonnage carried increased irom 149,803 tons in the previous year
to 197,629 tons, an increase of 31 *92 per cent.
23
The supply of wood fuel for locomotives was again unsatis­
factory and the consumption of coal was very heavy in
consequence. The following figures show the consumption of
coal, wood and oil fuel during the year:—
Coal . .
Wood,.
Oil
..
. . 51,536 tons consumed at a cost of £88,196.
..81,056 „
„
„
£42,135.
v . 9,073 „
„
„
£38,249.
M
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The work of relaying the main line with a heavier (80 lb.) rail
in place of the 50 lb. did not progress as well as was anticipated
owing to the big increase in'traffic which had to be carried over
the line while relaying operations were in progress and also to the
difficulty experienced by the contractor in obtaining sufficient
labour and good supervision for that labour. 106 miles of 80 lb,
track were laid during the year.
General upkeep has been maintained throughout the year,
and also a considerable amount of re-grading and re-alignment
work. The re-grading is almost completed and will give a
maximum ruling gradient of 1 • 18 per cent, compensated against
downward traffic between Nairobi and the Coast.
The total route mileage of line open at the close of the year
was 1,038, of which 67 miles are in Uganda. The final sections
of the Uasin Gishu Railway, totalling 73 miles, were taken over
rom the contractor during the year. The final cost of the Uasin
ishu Railway, which was built under the direct control of the
onsulting Engineers with Messrs. Griffiths and Company as
ontractors, will be approximately £2,350,000 or over £16,550
er mile. On the Thika-Nyeri branch 25 miles were taken over
rom construction lines.
At the end of the year the following lines were under con­
struction :—
Kenya-*
Thika-Nyeri Branch
Solai Branch
.•
..
..
..
Kitale Branch
..
Turbo-Uganda Border section of the
Uganda Extension
..
73 miles.
27
45
ii
79
Uganda—
Uganda Bidder—Mbulamuti section of
the Uganda Extension
..
. . 106
Total ,. 330 miles.
Further surveys and reconnaissances were carried out to
scertain the merits of future branch lines towards productive
24
C O L O N ! A t ' REPORTS-*--AMNtfAt.
SHIPPWO.
During 1925 *hl Port of Mombasa was served hy mvm
regular line* of steamer* frottt Europe, I.e., The Unioft Histj*
Mail Steamship GottlpaiWi limited , The British fndirt S{r
Navigation (ompany, f irnited, Messngcries Maritime??. Ft ?!h
Navigation Company, Clan Ellerronu Sltd B^ffl^oh Line, ffolljuri
East Africa line and the Deutsche Ost Afrika fjme, In addition
to these services, a few call* were made by Norwegian and Japaw^
Tines and miscellaneous oil and coal steamers discharged full
cargoes at this Port.
m
A fortnightly service between Bombay and Durban, ballinj
both ways at Mombasa, has been maintained by the British
India Steam Navigation Company, Limited. Coastal services hv
this Line and by Messrs. ('owasjec Dlnshaw and Brothers lave
been fairly regular.
The total steam tonnage (mercantile) entered in the Pro­
tectorate ports (hiring the year amounted to 1,253,552 tons net
represented hv 549 st earners, These figures show an m e m x of
8$,425 tons and 45 steamer* as compared with figures for the
previous year. In gross. tonnage, the figures nrc > I9;M
1,781,039 tons, 1925 .-2,025,629. This is the grst year dtiring
which the gross tonnage of shippinf has exceeded two niitliom.
The total tonnage of sailing vessels entered in the Protectors
ports during 1925 Was 61,139 tons, represented by 3,009 vemM
decrease of 4,490 tons and 476 vessels, On account of the ce^im
of jubaland to nalv, the 1925 figures for the port of Ki> nm^
are for H\X months only as against twelve months for 1924,
The figures for Mombasa were 440 steamers of 1,180,493 i m
net, against 372 steamer* of 1,037,631 tons net for 1924, an innvr? e
of 68 steamers and 142,862 tons. The tonnage of sailing v>^e>>;
amounted to 24,375 tons, represented by 1,283 vessels, a cleemi.y*
of 2,418 tons and 158 vessels over the previous year.
Revenue derived from Port dues amounted to |10,S8H aoj
increase of {2,772 over the previous yeat^ due to the sle^d^
increase in tonnage and in the number of ships visiting the i'or^|
of Mombasa. Corresponding increases have resulted also in -riei.t
dues and Pilotage fees.
1
Approximately 640,000 shipping tons of cargo (346,714 oral
inwards and 293,326 tons outwards) were dealt with and 86TBI
passengers passed through the port of Mombasa during 192M
92,777 shipping tons were handled at Mbaraki which wal
purchased by Government towards the end of the. year.
j
Roads.
; 1
There are approximately 5,800 miles of public roads in til
Colony, 2,000 miles of which may be classified as main roaul
The roads are practically all earth roads, and many oi tiieni m
kKNYAi 1025.
28
nir o tracks. Almost impa^s;ibfe» during the heavy rains. These
inrkx arc gradually improved front year to w a t as funds ate
iawnlablc, \vith the object of making then! properly ftmUed,
' ^ d e d ;md drained roads. The a v e r s e expenditure pet mile oti
Immtenanrc and improvement work during tvVJ.il wan £1$ {ot
nvvn road?* and
for other roads, This expenditure* includes
ir.-nnicn.inco and repairs to bridges and en) verts, and the provision
of now culverts*
The Public Works Departmrnt is responsible fnt all road
m:uni«mnwe work throughout I ho (olony, with the oxrepttori of
Nairobi and for work in collaboration with UfctrlH Road Hoards
in the settled areas and with the Administration hi the n a t i v e
I V system of road maintenance by contract continued dtiting
the v'enr but was practically eottlhied to district roads, Most of
tlie main roads were maintained by direct iahotit ehtployed by
the Public Wori*s Department but dintriH roatta IH the settled
were, when possible, maintained by contract with Hie Ideal
farr»»eN through the medium of the District Road Hoards, iti
a few eases it was, however, possible to arrange contracts for
improvement or replacement work with a contractor whd was
not r farmer.
;
P o s t s AMD Tl'I.HOKAWIS,
ine financial results of the y e a r s working of the Posf and
Tek^ivph service established a fresh record. The following
con* / A c t i v e statement shows the expenditure, cash revenue and
var e of fr^e services H i n d e r e d to (loveutmerit Departments ; —
Year
hlxpenditure.
f
of
Cash
Official
He-venue* free ser­
vices.
£
1922
\m
£
i
lb)
and
wet
(t)
(a),
£
132,727
25,77*
44,
vm;/Mi
\mjm
m,:m
Excels ot Deficit
of (h) ovet (a).
£
2$Mi deficit.
5,974 deceit/
tOjS&f e x c e s s .
3#,i2#- excess,
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does j*c>t radtKk tifee vata* o l km
services pttlmmzd by othm Gmtimmmi • ''&$^tmm$&- fof f&6
post Office,, w h i c h a r e
estimated a t
28
COLONIAL
REPORTS—ANNUAL.
The reduction in the value of official free services is due to an
arrangement, which was introduced during the year, under which
all Departments pay cash for telephone and telegraph and certain
other special services. This arrangement has resulted in economy
in the use of these services.
The Post and Telegraph services of Uganda and Kenya are
unified under the control of the Postmaster-General at Nairobi,
The scheme for the closer amalgamation of'these services, which
was referred to in the year 1924, came into operation on the
1st ofJanuary, 1925. The scheme has worked with great smooth­
ness and has achieved its object of effecting a division of revenue
and expenditure between the two territories on an equitable
basis.
To the total cash revenue of £181,435, Kenya contributed
£138,413 and Uganda £43,022, whilst of the total expenditure of
£146,309, £101,401 was expended in Kenya and £44,908 in
Uganda.
The estimated number of letters, postcards, book packets and
samples dealt with during the year was 9,041,799, representing
an increase of 14-9 per cent, over 1924 figures. An increase of
27-9 per cent, is found in the number of parcels dealt with, i.e.,
175,585, and an increased number of insured parcels and registered
articles was also handled. The bulk of the overseas mail business
is with Great Britain.
The value of money orders issued and paid rose in Kenya
from £310,592 in 1924 to £480,967 in 1925, and in Uganda from
£287,527 to £505,011. Increased use is being made, particularly
in Uganda, of facilities provided by the telegraph money order
service, which at present extends to no overseas countries except
Great Britain and the Irish Free State. The value of money
orders issued increased by £221,370 from £374,841 in 1924 to
£596,211, or 59 per cent. Of this increase £164,085 was in respect
of inland orders, and £61,534 in respect of remittances to-India,
an increase in the case of the latter of 53«3 per cent.
The total number of inland telegrams and cablegrams dealt
with during the year was 363,851 and 115,502 respectively,
being an increase of 47*8 per cent, and 8-5 per cent, respectively,
over the figures for the preceding year. The remarkable increase
in the number of inland telegrams is mainly due to the reduction
of 50 per cent, in rates which came into effect on the 1st January.
Of the cable traffic slightly less than half was with Great Britain.
The number of telegrams exchanged over the line of the Overland
service to South Africa totalled 45,531.
KENYA,
1925.
27
Overseas communications were on the whole expeditiously
and satisfactorily maintained. Two interruptions, lasting alto­
gether 32 days, occurred in the Mombasa-Zanzibar cable. Traffic
was diverted via the Mombasa and Zanzibar wireless stations
and via Dar-es-salaaitt and sustained no serious delay.
With the exception of extensions to existing telephone
exchanges, engineering work in Kenya was mainly confined to
maintenance services. The demand for telephone facilities was
above normal, the increase in the number of installations being
18*2 per cent, ovefc* the previous year. AH applications for
service were dealt with without undue delay.
In the Post Office Savings Bank deposits exceeded withdrawals
by £5,145. The total number of active accoutits at the end of
the year was 4,012, and the total balance due to depositors was
nearly £57,500. 604 accounts, with a total balance of £4,725,
stood in the names of Africans. Efforts continue to popularise
this bank among Africans and to make them familiar with the
advantages it offers.
Africans are still employed largely in the telegraph service
as operators and the work of recruiting and training proceeded
normally. So far, however, the educated Africans show no
desire to enter the Engineering branch of the Department.
The very decided expansion which took place during the year
in all branches of the Post Office may be accepted as a reflection of
the business and industrial activity which prevailed generally.
IX. Climate.
The general effect of climatic conditions in their relation to
crop production has been mentioned under " Trade and Agri­
culture/ Tecords are compiled at 209 meteorological stations,
YM of which are private stations situated in the farm areas.
The following table indicates temperature and rainfall conditions
at various stations
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abf»'»fm«i l a r k of r a i n rm Wag rxp'-riehavl in 1924.
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COLONIAL
ANNUAL
REPORTS.
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Protectorates. These Reports appear each year and they are supplied av tl
subscription price of 40s. per annum.
ASHANTI;1924-25, No. 1289
..
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BAHAMAS, 1926, No. 1285
BARBADOS, 1925-26, No. 1301 ..
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BASUTOLAND, 1926, No. 1294 ..
..
BECHUANALAND
PROTECTORATE,
1925-26, No. 1317...
..
..
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BERMUDA, 1925, No. 1309
..
..
BRITISH GUIANA, 1925, No. 1300 ..
BRITISH HONDURAS, 1925, No. 1308
BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS PROTECTORA TE, 1924-25, No. 1290
..
BRUNEI, STATE OF, 1925, No. 1293 .. Is.
CAYMAN ISLANDS (JAMAICA), 1926,
No. 1298
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CEYLON, 1923, No. 1248 ..
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COLONIAL SURVEY
COMMITTEE
REPORT, 1926, No. 1286
..
CYPRUS, 1925, No. 1313
is.
FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1924, No. 1278
FEDERATED MALAY STATES, 1926,
No. 1305
..
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FIJI, 1925, No. 1299
..
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GAMBIA, 1926, No. 1306 . . . . .
GIBRALTAR, 1925, No. 1314
.V
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GILBERT
& ELLICE
ISLANDS,
1923-24, No. 1246 ..
. . . .
..
GOLD COAST, 1924-25, No. 1287
.. 2s.
GOLD COAST, NORTHERN
TERRI­
TORIES, 1924-25, No. 1284
..
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GRENADA, 1926, No. 1310
..
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HONG KONG, 1924, No. 1288
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JA MA ICA, 1924, No. 1276
.. Is.
KENYA COLONY & PROTECTORATE,
1924, No. 1282
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LEEWARD ISLANDS, 1924-26, No. 1288
MA URIT1US, 1924, No. 1281
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NORTHERN RHODESIA, No. 1292 ..
NEW HEBRIDES, 1924, No. 1273
NIGERIA, 1925, No. 1315..
NYASALAND, 1925, No. 1296 ..
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ST. HELENA, 1925, No. 1297
ST. LUCIA, 1924, No. 1268>
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ST. VINCENT, 1925, No. 1303
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SEYCHELLES, 1924, No. 1272 ..
SIERRA LEONE, 1926, No. 1320
9d.
64.
9d.
9d.
Is.
9d.
Is,
1$.
6d,
3d.
3d.
5s.
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Is.
9d.
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1302 ..
SETTLEMENTS,
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TONGAN ISLANDS
PROTECTORATE,
1924-26,No. 1237 ..
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, 1926, No. 1311 ls.\
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS, 1925, No.
1304
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UGANDA, 1925, No. 1318
UN FEDERATED
MALAY
STATES
UNDER BRITISH
PROTECTION,
1925, No. 1319
6s.\
WEl-HAhWEl,
1925, No. 1295
ZANZIBAR
PROTECTORATE,
1925,
No. 1312
2s;
Is.
9d.
64,
6d.
3d.
Is.
6d.
3d.
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3s. 84.
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TOGOLAND, 1925 (Colonial, No. 23)
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