| Districts | Chief Towns | No. of Villages in each District | |
| Mostar | Mostar | 45 | |
| Duvno | Duvno | 25 | |
| Gliubinski | 31 | ||
| Stolatz | Stolatz | 22 | |
| Trebigné | Trebigné | 51 | |
| Niksich | Niksich | 28 | |
| Tashlijeh | Tashlijeh | 16 | |
| Priepolie | 22 | ||
| Chainitza | Chainitza | 14 | |
| Kolashin | 56 | ||
| Fochia | Fochia | ||
| Gasko | Gasko | 20 | |
| Nevresign | Nevresign | 14 | |
| Pogitel | Pogitel | 13 | |
| [I]Konitza | 19 |
These districts, with the exception of Mostar (which is the seat of the Central Provincial Government), are under the supervision of a Mudir, who is assisted by a Council, a Cadi or Judge, and a Tax-collector. The province is governed by a Mutisarif named from Constantinople, who is subject in certain things to the Pacha of Bosnia. The Mudirs are appointed by the Mutisarif, subject to the approval of the government at Constantinople.
The Cadi of Mostar is a very important personage, and has all the district Cadis under his orders. He is an unsalaried officer, his remuneration consisting of the fees of office, and whatever else he can lay hands on.
The Medjlis, or Council for the province, was selected by Kiamil Effendi, the Turkish Commissioner in 1853, and vacancies have since been filled up by the votes of the majority of their number, subject to confirmation at Constantinople.
The Medjlis consists of about ten native Mussulmans, one Roman Catholic, and one Greek, so that the Christian interests are but indifferently represented.
Appeal can be made against its decision to the Medjlis Kebir at Bosna Serai.
All legal matters are arbitrated by the Medjlis since the abolition of the various tribunals, which were founded in 1857. One of these was for the trial of criminal causes. It consisted of a President, and six members, and another was a commercial tribunal for the settlement of petty commercial disputes. These have both fallen into abeyance; and, seeing that Christian evidence is not accepted in the civil causes, it is difficult to understand how the Christian population could ever have benefited, at any rate by the latter.
Revenues and taxes.—The revenue of the province is derived from the following sources, viz.—