GCEGovernmentColonial Administration2024

The Native Authority system under British Indirect Rule served all of the following functions EXCEPT

Acollecting taxes on behalf of the colonial government
Bmaintaining local law and order through native courts
Celecting representatives to the colonial Legislative CouncilCORRECT
Dproviding basic local services such as road construction
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Under the Native Authority system of Indirect Rule, traditional rulers and their councils performed administrative functions such as tax collection, maintenance of order through native courts, and provision of local services. However, electing representatives to the colonial Legislative Council was not a function of Native Authorities; legislative representation was handled separately through nominated or, later, elected members and was not a role assigned to the Native Authority structure.
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