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The British office of High Commissioner for Southern Africa was responsible for governing British possessions in Southern Africa, latterly the protectorates Basutoland (now Lesotho), the Bechuanaland Protectorate (now Botswana) and Swaziland, as well as for relations with autonomous governments in the area. The office was combined with that of Governor of Cape Colony from 1847 to 1901, with that of the Governor of Transvaal Colony 1901 to 1910, and with that of Governor-General of South Africa from 1910 to 1931. The government in U.K. appointed the Governor-General as High Commissioner under a separate commission. In addition to responsibility for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland, he held reserve powers concerning the interests of the Native population of Southern Rhodesia.〔See Whitakers Almanack, 1928〕 The post was abolished on 1 August 1964.〔http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Botswana.html#High-Commision〕 ==The High Commission Territories== The High Commissioner was responsible for governing the following territories, in each case represented by a Resident Commissioner: *Basutoland, gained independence as Lesotho on 4 October 1966 *Bechuanaland, gained independence as Botswana on 30 September 1966 *Swaziland, gained independence on 6 September 1968 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「High Commissioner for Southern Africa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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