MOZAMBIQUE (1946)

A fundamental document of the Portuguese colonial administration, originally written by António Enes in 1893, detailing the situation in Mozambique for the metropolitan government, addressing administrative, economic and social aspects, and serving as a basis for colonial policy. With exhaustive statistics, numerous tables, datas, etc.

Consists of three parts:

- FIRST PART - REPORT;

- SECOND PART - PROPOSALS (BASES):

I - Provincial Revenue and Expenditure Budget;
II - Property tax;
III - Industrial contribution;
IV - License tax;
V - Suspenduary contribution;
VI - Tax on huts and mussoco;
VII - Tax on coconut and cashew trees;
VIII - Taxes on distilled and fermented beverages;
IX - Municipal administration and finance;
X - Leasehold and sale of state lands;
XI - National Press;
XII - Arsenal of Mozambique;
XIII - Appointments and transfers of public officials;
XIV - General administration of the province;
XV - District Administration of Mozambique;
XVI - Zambezia District Administration;
XVII - Administration of the district of Lourenço Marques;
XVIII - District police and inspection bodies;
XIX - Health services;
XX - General curatorship of servants and colonists;
XXI - Congregation of Portuguese Missions in East Africa;
XXII - Farm administration;
XXIII - General Customs Inspection;
XXIV - Table and salaries of military officers serving in the province;
XXV - Organization of regular and irregular forces;
XXVI - Naval services;
XXVII - Public works, post office, telegraph and railways;
XXVIII - Agronomy;
XXIX - Judicial Reform;
XXX - Agricultural colonies;
XXXI - Regulations governing the work of indigenous people;
XXXII - Introduction of new industries or improved industrial processes, and carrying out improvements and organization of public utility services through private initiative;
XXXIII - Tobacco Culture;
XXXIV - Consumption of national wine;
XXXV - Promotion of military officers;
XXXVI - Property and land registry.

- THIRD PART - DRAFT BUDGET OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF THE PROVINCE:

REVENUE;
ORDINARY EXPENSES:
Chapter I - Provincial expenses;
Chapter II - Expenses of the Mozambique district;
Chapter III - Expenses of the Zambezia district;
Chapter IV - Expenses of the Lourenço Marques district;
EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSE;
BUDGET LAW (draft).

António José Enes (15 August 1848 – 6 August 1901), commonly known as António Enes, was a Portuguese politician, writer and The Government Minister and Colonial Administrator. Immediately after the British Ultimatum of 1890, António Enes was nominated Minister of the Navy and Overseas (he served from 14 October 1890 to 25 May 1891) in the government of General João Crisóstomo de Abreu e Sousa. It was a time of intense political tension as a wave of nationalism swept Portugal following the British ultimatum. António Enes was able to maintain the necessary internal and external balances. In particular, he organised a military expedition to Portuguese Mozambique, with the objective of breaking the increasing political proximity of Gungunhana and the British. He also intervened energetically in the colonies of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe, Portuguese Guinea and Bié. Enes was succeeded as minister by Júlio de Vilhena and in 1891 he was nominated High Commissioner in Mozambique, where he left his name connected with notable works including organising the expedition of Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque against the Empire of Gaza. Enes wrote a book about the war against Gaza, A guerra de Africa em 1895: Memórias. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Jos%C3%A9_Enes)

"Mocambique. Relatorio apresentado ao Governo por Antonio Enes. (Publicado, pela primeira vez, em 1893)."; Original publisher's paperback; Text in Portuguese; Collation complete - False title, Title page, 625 pages; Paperback binding partly yellowed and little discolorated, with some bumping and a few little creases to the extremities, otherwise whole, tight and secure. Lower right corner of covers and text block little bumped and wavy, upper corner slightly bumped to first 200 pages. Text block/pages very bright and clear, with some slight yellowing, otherwise no markings or annotations, only a few pages with some light foxing dots to the blank margins. A sound copy.

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