The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

published - extracts on Nagas from 'Assam Administration Report'

caption: Naga Hills
caption: Relations with Tributary States and Frontier Affairs
caption: gun licences; postal arrangements
medium: reports
production:
date: 1884
production:
date: 1885
text: Licenses to carry arms were renewed in 93 cases, against 81 last year, and 45 guns were voluntarily brought in and licenses taken out by their owners, against 18 similarly produced last year. Nine Nagas were convicted of illicit dealings in gunpowder.
text: The postal arrangements show satisfactory progress. It now takes two days from Golaghat to Kohima; a tri-weekly post is maintained with Lozema and Wokha, and a weekly one with Manipur.