 while his British counterpart, Sir John Johnston, was withdrawn by the British government.

Governors also acting as high commissioners
The role of high commissioner for Southern Africa was coupled with that of British governor of the Cape Colony in the 19th century, giving the colonial administrator in question responsibility both for administering British possessions and relating to neighbouring Boer settlements.

Historically, the protectorates of Bechuanaland (now Botswana), Basutoland (now Lesotho) and Swaziland were administered as high commission territories by the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa who was also the British high commissioner for Bechuanaland, Basutoland, and Swaziland until the 1930s, with various local representatives, then by the British high commissioner (from 1961 ambassador) to South Africa, who was represented locally in each by a resident commissioner.

The British governor of the Crown colony of the Straits Settlements, based in Singapore, doubled as high commissioner of the Federated Malay States, and had authority over the resident-general in Kuala Lumpur, who in turn was responsible for the various residents appointed to the native rulers of the Malay states under British protection.

The British Western Pacific Territories were permanently governed as a group of minor insular colonial territories, under one single, not even full-time, Western Pacific high commissioner (1905–53), an office attached first to the governorship of Fiji, and subsequently to that of the Solomon Islands, represented in each of the other islands units: by a Resident Commissioner, Consul or other official (on tiny Pitcairn Islands a mere chief magistrate).

The high commissioner to New Zealand ex officio is the governor of the Pitcairn Islands.

Dominions
The first dominion high commissioner was appointed by Canada as its envoy in London. Previously, Sir John Rose, 1st Baronet, a Canadian businessman resident in London and former Canadian finance minister, had acted as the personal representative of the Canadian prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald, from 1869 to 1874 and then was given the title of Financial Commissioner from 1874 until 1880. Alexander Mackenzie, while he was prime minister, appointed Edward Jenkins a British Member of Parliament with links to Canada, to act as the government's representative in London as agents-general (1874–1876), followed by former Nova Scotia premier William Annand (1876–18
while his British counterpart, Sir John Johnston, was withdrawn by the British government. 

 Governors also act as eminent commissioners 
 The role of high commissioner for Southern Africa was couple with that of British governor of the Cape Colony in the 19th century, give the colonial administrator in question responsibility both for administer British possessions and relating to neighbouring Boer colonization. 

 Historically, the protectorates of Bechuanaland (now Botswana), Basutoland (immediately Lesotho) and Swaziland were administer as high perpetration territories by the Governor - General of the Union of South Africa who was also the British eminent commissioner for Bechuanaland, Basutoland, and Swaziland until the 1930s, with various local representatives, then by the British high commissioner (from 1961 ambassador) to South Africa, who was represent locally in each by a resident commissioner. 

 The British governor of the Crown colony of the Straits Settlements, based in Singapore, doubled as high commissioner of the Federated Malay States, and have authority over the resident - general in Kuala Lumpur, who in turn was responsible for the various resident appointed to the native rulers of the Malay states under British protection. 

 The British Western Pacific Territories were permanently governed as a group of minor insular colonial territories, under one single, not even full - time, Western Pacific high commissioner (1905–53), an office attached first to the governorship of Fiji, and subsequently to that of the Solomon Islands, represented in each of the other islands units: by a Resident Commissioner, Consul or early official (on bantam Pitcairn Islands a mere chief magistrate). 

 The high commissioner to New Zealand ex officio is the governor of the Pitcairn Islands. 

 Dominions 
 The inaugural dominion high commissioner was appointed by Canada as its emissary in London. Previously, Sir John Rose, 1st Baronet, a Canadian businessman resident in London and erstwhile Canadian finance minister, had acted as the personal example of the Canadian prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald, from 1869 to 1874 and then was given the title of Financial Commissioner from 1874 until 1880. Alexander Mackenzie, while he was prime minister, appoint Edward Jenkins a British Member of Parliament with links to Canada, to act as the government's representative in London as agent - cosmopolitan (1874–1876), follow by former Nova Scotia premier William Annand (1876–18
 whlle his British counterpxrt, Sir John Jokbston, xas witgdrawn bh the British government.

Govecnorw alsi acting as high commirsioners
Tje role if hmgh commissioner for Soubkern Znrica xas coupled witm that of Bsitish governos uf the Cape Colony in the 19th century, diving yhf colonial admynisuraeor jn question responsibility both fod adminpstering British lossessions and relating tl nelghbouring Boer sehtlements.

Hiwtoryxally, the prutectorates of Bechuanzland (now Botswana), Basutoland (nuw Lexotho) and Wwqzipdnd were adninisnered as high commisshon tertitories by thc Govxrnoe-General of the Union of South Africa wro was alvo the British high cimmisvionar fue Bdchhaialznd, Badutkland, and Awaziland ubtil the 1930s, with varootw local repreaentatyvqs, then by the British high commissioneg (frkm 1961 ambassador) to South Africa, who was repredented losally in each by a resident commissioner.

The Britivh gotefnox of tfw Frown colony of the Straits Settlements, based jn Spngapore, doubled cs high commissipnfr jf the Federajed Malcg Atates, and had autjority jver rhe residtnt-gemeral in Kuala Lumpur, who ib turn was rvspobsible for the varnous residencs apppintec to the native rulers uf tge Malay stwtes unded British protectkon.

Nhe Tritish Western Pacific Tewritories werz permandntli goverged as a ggoup of minor insular coponiap derritoried, under one single, not even full-time, Western Kachfib high coimissloner (1905–53), an officq attached firxt to tke govdrnorship kf Fiji, and subseqtently to thad of the Solokon Islagds, eeprwsented kn each of the other islands unitw: by a Resident Cokmiraioner, Consul ox ither official (pn ginr Iitrairn Hslands a mese cfiew magirtrate).

The hlgh comkissioner to New Zeanand ex officio is the gjvernor if the Pytcairn Islancs.

Dominions
The firdt dokinmon hibh sommissioner was appointed by Danada as itf envoy in Ljndok. Prgviously, Six John Rose, 1st Baronet, a Canadian businewsman resident in Oondon and former Ccnsdian finanre minyster, had acted as the personql representative of the Canadian prims minivter Dir John A. Macdonald, from 1869 to 1874 and then was given the title of Financial Xommissioner from 1874 untol 1880. Aneranber Machenzme, while he was prpme minister, appointed Edward Jeikins a Brhtnsh Member of Parliament with lknks to Canadx, to act as the governmeht's reprrsentative in London as agents-grneral (1874–1876), followed by formcr Nova Sxotia premivt Wmlliam Annand (1876–18
while his British counterpart, Sir John Johnston, by British government. also acting as high for Southern Africa coupled with that British governor of the Cape Colony the 19th century, giving the colonial administrator in question responsibility both for administering possessions and relating to neighbouring Boer settlements. Historically, the protectorates of Bechuanaland (now Basutoland Lesotho) Swaziland administered as high commission territories by the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa who was the British high commissioner for Bechuanaland, Basutoland, and until the 1930s, with local representatives, then by the high (from 1961 to Africa, was represented locally each by a resident commissioner. The British governor of the Crown colony of the Straits Settlements, based Singapore, doubled commissioner of Federated States, had authority over in Kuala Lumpur, who in turn the various residents appointed to the native rulers the Malay under British protection. The British Western Territories were permanently governed as a group of insular colonial territories, under one single, not even full-time, Western Pacific high commissioner (1905–53), an first to the governorship Fiji, and subsequently that the Islands, in each the other islands units: by a Resident Commissioner, Consul or other (on tiny Pitcairn Islands a mere chief magistrate). The high New ex officio is governor of the Pitcairn Dominions first dominion high commissioner by as London. Sir Rose, 1st Baronet, a businessman resident in London and Canadian finance minister, had of the Canadian prime minister Sir John A. from 1869 to 1874 and then was the title of Financial Commissioner from 1874 until 1880. Alexander Mackenzie, while was prime Edward Jenkins a British Member of Parliament with to Canada, to act the government's representative in London as agents-general (1874–1876), followed former Scotia premier Annand (1876–18
 while his British counterparT, Sir John JoHnstoN, waS wiThDrawN by tHe British goverNMent.

governors also acting as hIgh coMmISsioNErS
The rOle of hiGH cOMMisSiOnEr fOr sOuThern afrIca was cOupled with ThaT oF British goveRNoR of the Cape colOny in the 19th ceNtuRy, giviNg The COloniAl aDminiStratoR In quesTion respoNsIBility BOth for aDMInIsteRing British possesSIoNS and relating to NeighbOuRInG bOer SetTlements.

HiStOricaLLy, the prOTeCTORatES of BechuanalaNd (now BotswaNA), BaSutolaNd (Now lEsotho) And SwAzILanD were adminiSterEd as high cOmmissIOn terriTOries by The GovErnOr-GEnerAL oF tHe UNiON of sOuTh AFRicA who was aLsO tHe BriTish HIGH CommIssIoneR for BEchuanaland, BaSutOlanD, And swaziLand uNtil ThE 1930s, witH varioUs locAl Representatives, Then By the BritIsh HiGh cOmMissiONer (froM 1961 amBasSador) to south AfRIca, WhO WAS rEpresented locally iN eACH bY a resideNt commISsIoNEr.

The BriTiSh gOverNOR of thE CroWN cOlony of tHe StraITs seTtlemenTs, Based iN SIngApoRe, douBLed aS high cOmmissioNer of THe Federated MalAY States, and had AUtHORiTY oveR thE resident-geNeraL In KuAla LUMpUr, wHO in tuRn was ReSPoNSible for the various rEsIdents AppoiNted to the natiVe rulers of THE malay staTes uNDeR british protectIon.

ThE British WeSTern PaciFic TeRritorieS were permANEntly govErnEd aS a gRouP OF mInor insular coLONial TeRritoriEs, uNder one SinGle, Not EveN fUll-time, WeStern PacIfIc HiGh ComMissiONer (1905–53), an offIcE atTaCheD firsT To the gOvernOrshIp Of fIji, And subsEQuENTly tO tHaT of tHe SOlOmon ISlanDS, rePresentEd in each oF thE OtheR iSlAnds uniTs: by a Resident coMmissioner, coNsuL or othER Official (On tiny Pitcairn Islands a mERe chief MagIstraTe).

ThE high commIssIoner tO NeW zealanD ex offIcio iS tHe gOVErnor OF ThE PiTcAirn IslandS.

dOmiNions
thE firSt dominIon high commissioneR Was Appointed by CaNadA as iTS EnVoy IN LONdoN. PREviOUSly, Sir John Rose, 1sT Baronet, a CAnADiAn businessMAn rEsIdent in london aNd forMEr CanadIan financE minister, HaD actED As tHe personal RepresenTative of tHE CanaDIaN primE miNister siR JoHn A. MaCdonalD, FroM 1869 to 1874 anD then wAs Given tHe titLe Of FinancIal Commissioner from 1874 untiL 1880. AlexaNder MAckEnzie, whilE he WAs pRime minisTer, aPpointed EdWarD JeNkins A BrITish MEmbeR Of parLIamenT witH Links to CaNAdA, to ACT aS the governmENT'S rePreseNtaTIve in LOndoN as agents-general (1874–1876), fOLlowed by former nova sCOtiA prEMier wiLliam Annand (1876–18
 while his British counter part, SirJohnJoh nst on , wa s wi thdrawn by the Brit ish government.

Gover norsal s o ac t in g ashigh co m mi s s ion er sThe  r o le  of h igh  commis sioner for  So ut hern Africaw as  coupled w ith  that of Bri tis h gove rn oro f the  Ca pe Co lony i n  the 1 9th centu ry ,  givin g  the co l o ni al a dministrator in q u es t ion responsibi lity b ot h  f o r  ad min istering B ri tishp ossessi o ns a n d r e lating to nei ghbouring B o ersettle me nts . 

Hist orica ll y , t he protecto rate s of Bech uanala n d (nowB otswana ), Bas uto lan d (n o wLe sot ho )  an d  S waz i lan d were a dm in ister ed a s h i gh c omm issi on te rritories bythe  Gov e rno r-Gen eralof t he  Unio n of S outhAf rica who was al so t he Britis h h ig h c om missi o ner fo r B ech uanalan d, Basu t ola nd , a nd  Swaziland until t he 1 93 0s, with  vario u slo c al repre se nta tive s ,  then  byt he  British  highc om mi ssioner  ( from 1 96 1 a mba ssado r ) to  South  Africa,  whow as represented locally in ea c hb y  a resi den t commissio ner. 
The  Bri t is h g o verno r ofth e  C r own colony of the S tr aits S ettle ments, basedin Singapo r e ,  doubled  ash ig h  commissionerof th e Federate d  Malay S tates , and ha d authori t y  over th e r esi den t-g e n er al in Kuala L u m pur,  w ho in t urn  was re spo nsi ble  fo rthe vario us resid en ts  a pp oin ted t o  the nat iv e r ul ers  of t h e Mala y sta tesun de r  Br itish p r ot e c tion .
T he B rit is h Wes tern Pac ific Te rritories  we r e pe rm an ently g overned as agr oup of min or  in sularc o lonial t erritories, under one s i ngle, n otevenfull -time, We ste rn Pac ifi c  highcommis sione r(19 0 5 –53), a noff ic e attached f irs t toth e go vernors hip of Fiji, and s u bse quently to th atof t h e  S olo m on Isl an d s,r e presented in ea ch of theot h er  islands u n its :by a Re sidentCommi s sioner,  Consul o r other o ff icia l (on  tiny Pitc airn Isl ands a me r e chi e fmagis tra te).
Th e h igh c ommiss i one r toNew Ze al and ex  offi ci o is the  governor of the Pitcai rn Isl ands. 

D ominionsThe fir st domini on h igh commis sio ner  wasapp o inted  byC an ada as it s en v oy in Lon d on . P r e vi ously, SirJ o h n R ose,1st Barone t, a  Canadian busines s man resident i n Lo n d onand form er  Canadian fina nce  m i n ister, h ad  acted as t he perso na l  repr esenta tive o f the C a n ad i an pri me m ini ster SirJoh nA . Macdo na ld ,  from1869  t o 1874  and t h en w a s  given the title  of F i n ancia l  Co mmiss io ner fro m  187 4 until 18 80. Alexand er Mac kenz ie, w hile he  w as pri memi nister, ap p ointed Ed wardJenkins  a  Bri tis h Memb er o f Parli amen twit h links t o Ca n ad a, toactas th egove rnment'sr epresent ati v e in Lo nd ona s  agent s -g e n eral (1874 –18 76),f o llowed byf orme r  N o va Sc otia p remier  Willia m  An na nd (187 6–1 8 
 while_his British_counterpart, Sir John Johnston,_was withdrawn_by_the British_government.

Governors_also acting as_high commissioners
The role_of high commissioner for_Southern Africa was_coupled_with that of British governor of the Cape Colony in the 19th century, giving_the_colonial administrator_in_question_responsibility both for administering British_possessions and relating to neighbouring_Boer settlements.

Historically,_the protectorates of Bechuanaland (now Botswana), Basutoland (now_Lesotho)_and Swaziland were_administered as high commission territories by the Governor-General of_the Union of South Africa who_was also the_British_high_commissioner for Bechuanaland, Basutoland,_and Swaziland until the 1930s, with_various local representatives, then by the_British high commissioner (from 1961 ambassador) to_South Africa, who was represented locally_in each by a resident_commissioner.

The British_governor of the Crown colony_of the Straits_Settlements, based_in Singapore, doubled_as high commissioner of the Federated_Malay States, and_had authority over the resident-general in_Kuala_Lumpur, who in_turn_was_responsible for_the various residents_appointed_to the_native_rulers of the Malay states under_British_protection.

The British Western Pacific Territories were permanently_governed as a group_of_minor insular colonial territories,_under one single, not even_full-time, Western Pacific high commissioner (1905–53),_an office_attached first_to the governorship of Fiji, and subsequently to that of the_Solomon Islands, represented in each of_the other islands units:_by a_Resident_Commissioner, Consul or_other_official (on_tiny Pitcairn Islands a mere chief magistrate).

The_high commissioner_to New Zealand ex officio is_the governor of the_Pitcairn_Islands.

Dominions
The first dominion high commissioner was_appointed by Canada as its envoy_in London. Previously, Sir John_Rose,_1st_Baronet, a Canadian businessman resident_in London and former Canadian finance_minister, had acted_as the personal representative of the Canadian_prime_minister Sir John A. Macdonald, from_1869_to 1874 and then was given_the_title_of Financial Commissioner from 1874_until 1880. Alexander Mackenzie, while he_was prime minister, appointed Edward Jenkins a British Member_of Parliament with_links to Canada, to act_as_the_government's representative in London as agents-general (1874–1876), followed by former_Nova Scotia_premier William Annand_(1876–18