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North-Eastern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa formed in 1900.〔North-Eastern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1900〕 The protectorate was administered under charter by the British South Africa Company. It was one of what were coloquially referred to as the ''three Rhodesian protectorates'',〔Encyclopedia of the Laws of England, Volume XIII; Editors: A. Wood Renton, Esq., Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Max. A. Robertson, Esq., of the Inner Temple and the Midland Circuit, Barrister-at-Law; Edinburgh; 1 November 1908.〕 the other two being Southern Rhodesia and Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia. It was amalgamated with Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia, another territory administered by the British South Africa Company, to form Northern Rhodesia in 1911.〔Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1911, S.R.O. 1911 No. 438, p. 85.〕 ==History== The colonisation of the region that would become North-Eastern Rhodesia began in 1890.〔The colonial state and Africa Agriculture in Chipata district of Northern Rhodesia, 1895-1964, by Alfred Tembo, 2011〕 Joseph Thompson was dispatched by Cecil Rhodes of the British South Africa Company to negotiate agreements with African chiefs.〔The colonial state and Africa Agriculture in Chipata district of Northern Rhodesia, 1895-1964, by Alfred Tembo, 2011〕 Alfred Sharpe was similarly dispatched by the British Consul for Nyasaland for the same purpose.〔The colonial state and Africa Agriculture in Chipata district of Northern Rhodesia, 1895-1964, by Alfred Tembo, 2011〕 After failing to secure any agreements, Sharpe and Thompson used force to subdue the local people.〔The colonial state and Africa Agriculture in Chipata district of Northern Rhodesia, 1895-1964, by Alfred Tembo, 2011〕 In 1895 the British South Africa Company was granted land and mineral rights over 10,000 square miles by Mozambique Gold, Land and Concession Company, a company it had bought in 1893. In order to better exploit the anticipated mineral wealth, the British South Africa Company incorporated a subsidiary, North Charterland Exploration Company in 1895.〔The colonial state and Africa Agriculture in Chipata district of Northern Rhodesia, 1895-1964, by Alfred Tembo, 2011〕 Effective administration of the region was achieved by the end of 1899.〔(The colonial state and Africa Agriculture in Chipata district of Northern Rhodesia, 1895-1964, by Alfred Tembo, 2011 )〕 In January 1900 Queen Victoria signed the North-Eastern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1900. This Order made official the name ''North-Eastern Rhodesia'' and formally proclaimed it a British protectorate.〔North-Eastern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1900〕〔''Commonwealth and Colonial Law'' by Kenneth Roberts-Wray, London, Stevens, 1966. P. 753.〕 Under the Order a regime for the Company's governance of the new protectorate was established. The new protectorate was administered by an Administrator appointed by the High Commissioner for South Africa.〔Encyclopedia of the Laws of England, Volume XIII; Editors: A. Wood Renton, Esq., Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Max. A. Robertson, Esq., of the Inner Temple and the Midland Circuit, Barrister-at-Law; Edinburgh; 1 November 1908.〕 The High Commissioner legislated by proclamation for the protectorate.〔Encyclopedia of the Laws of England, Volume XIII; Editors: A. Wood Renton, Esq., Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Max. A. Robertson, Esq., of the Inner Temple and the Midland Circuit, Barrister-at-Law; Edinburgh; 1 November 1908.〕 The protectorate was divided into 7 administrative districts.〔Encyclopedia of the Laws of England, Volume XIII; Editors: A. Wood Renton, Esq., Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Max. A. Robertson, Esq., of the Inner Temple and the Midland Circuit, Barrister-at-Law; Edinburgh; 1 November 1908.〕 In 1900 Robert Edward Codrington was appointed as the first Administrator. He held this post until 1907. The last person to serve as Administrator was Lawrence Aubrey Wallace from 1907 until 1909 after which the position was left vacant. The capital was at Fort Jameson, today called Chipata. When the protectorate was amalgamated with Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia to form Northern Rhodesia, the Administrator of Northern Rhodesia took over the functions that had been carried out by the Administorator of North-Eastern Rhodesia. 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「North-Eastern Rhodesia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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