Yet the residential type of administration was continued with a single British Resident at Buea, but in 1949 Edward John Gibbons was appointed Special Resident, and on 1 October 1954, when political power shifted to the elected government, succeeded himself as first of only two Commissioners.
Aínda así o tipo de administración residencial foi continuada cun único "Resident" Británico en Buea, pero en 1949 Edward John Gibbons foi nomeado Special Resident, e o 1 de outubro de 1954, cando o poder político pasou ó goberno electo, sucedéronlle dous Commisionarios.