North-Eastern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa formed in 1900.

[10] Joseph Thompson was dispatched by Cecil Rhodes of the British South Africa Company to negotiate agreements with African chiefs.

[10] After failing to secure any agreements, Sharpe and Thompson used force to subdue the local people.

This Order made official the name North-Eastern Rhodesia and formally proclaimed it a British protectorate.

The last person to serve as Administrator was Lawrence Aubrey Wallace from 1907 until 1909 after which the position was left vacant.