ABSTRACT
The machinery of Native Administration in Sukumaland has remained substantially intact under European rule. With the experience of India before us, suffice it that the indigenous institutions of Sukumaland were accepted as the organs of local African government through which British Administration would function. With the recognition of indigenous African systems of local government these powers have been not only recognized but also extended to meet the requirements of modern administration. The House and Poll Tax is collected by the chiefs and their clerical staffs with all native administration revenue, such as court fees and fines, market dues, beer licences, and the like, and is forwarded to the Branch Native Treasury offices at District Headquarters. Besides efficiency we must also consider adaptability, not only adaptability in relation to the increasingly complex problems of administration, but also adaptability in relation to the structure of the organization itself.
