Somaliland British 25 ] RELIGIOUS ; POLITICAL, ETC.

June 23, 1904 , a Commissioner was substituted for a Consul-General as the chief authority in the Protec torate ; and by a further Order in Council of January 8, ; 1906 , it was provided that The Commissioner may make Ordinances for the adminis tration of Justice, the raising of revenue , and generally for the peace, order , and good government of all persons in the Protectorate .

The Commissioner was by this time acting under the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and under his authority and control he remains the lawgiver of the Protectorate , as well as the head of the administration .

It is satisfactory to note that the report on British Somaliland for the year 1916–17 can state that The continued loyalty of the friendly Somalis, despite dis turbing outside influences, the cessation of internal fighting within our sphere, the security of the caravan routes, the diminution of crimes of violence in the interior, the favourable trade conditions, and the resulting increase in Government revenue, are all sure indications of a more settled form of administration.1 • (3 ) EDUCATIONAL There are three Government native schools -one at each of the coast towns of Berbera, Bulhar, and Zeila —where a few Somali children are taught, together with the children of Indian and Arab traders.

1 Somaliland Report for 1916–17, Colonial Reports ( Annual), No. 944 , December 1917 , p. 8 .