Question

why did British preserve official documents

Answer 1

Answer:

Official records of the British administration serve as important source of history of this period. The British rulers believed that every instruction, plan, policy, decision, agreement, investigation should be clearly written up. This was necessary for proper study and debate about an issue. Hence, they carefully preserved all official records and created several archives for the purpose.

Answer 2

british preserved the official document because they thought that the act of writing was very important to run and govern a country in a better way. they believed that it would help them to systemic the reports and official document and in this way they can be used further. they believed that every act, law, policy, system had to be clearly written and preserved.