Opening with a map of the area, the film depicts aspects of village life as local women carry baskets and ...
Empire and Administration
At its largest extent in the aftermath of the First World War, the British Empire covered around 13 million square miles and governed some 458 million people. The task of administering this vast, diverse and geographical scattered polity was undertaken in a variety of different ways. From District Officers and local police on the ground in India and Africa, to the workings of Colonial Governments at home and overseas, these films provide a glimpse of the various administrative techniques, systems and devices that were employed by the British in governing and controlling their subject peoples.
The Colonial Film website is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and features films from the British Film Institute, the Imperial War Museum, and the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum.
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