▁is ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁legal ▁decre es ▁which ▁were ▁join ly ▁done ▁for ▁the ▁posts ▁of ▁the ▁chief ▁officials ▁in ▁these ▁colon ies , ▁i . e . ▁governor ▁of ▁K amer un ▁and ▁the ▁commission ers ▁of ▁T ogo ▁and ▁South ▁West ▁Africa ▁▁ ▁Later ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁decre es ▁were ▁joint ly ▁issued ▁for ▁K amer un ▁and ▁T ogo . ▁T ogo ▁was ▁ruled ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁col ony ▁by ▁an ▁Imperial ▁Commission er ▁( from ▁ 1 8 9 3 : ▁" Land esh aupt mann ") ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁who ▁was ▁super vised ▁by ▁a ▁Chief ▁Comm ss ion er ▁(" O ber kom iss ar ") ▁who ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁K amer un . ▁The ▁first ▁governor ▁of ▁K amer un , ▁Julius ▁von ▁S oden , ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁Chief ▁Commission er ▁for ▁T ogo . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁the ▁position ▁in ▁T ogo ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁governor . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁courts ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Europe ans , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁joint ▁" App ell ate ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁prote ctor ates ▁of ▁K amer un ▁and ▁T ogo " ▁(" K ais er liches ▁Ober gericht ▁der ▁Schutz gebiet e ▁von ▁K amer un ▁und ▁T ogo ". ▁ ▁The ▁design ation ▁Deutsch - West af ri ka ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁non ▁official ▁publications ▁concerning ▁the ▁two ▁colon ies . ▁ ▁A ▁trad ing ▁company ▁which ▁was