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- C O L O N I A L
- R E P O R T S — A N N U A L .
No. 284.
L A G O S ,
REPORT FOR 1898.
(For Report for 1897, see No. 832.)
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COLONIAL REPORTS.
The following, among other, reports relating to Her Majesty's
Colonial Possessions have been issued, and may be obtained for a few pence from the sources indicated on the title page :—
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MISCELLANEOUS.
No.
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Colony.
Economic Agriculture. Forests.
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Gold Coast... Zululand
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- Sierra Leone
Canada
Geology and Botany. Emigration.
4
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- Bahamas
- Sisal Industry.
Bubonic Plague. Mineral Resources. British Solomon Islands. Agriculture.
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Agriculture in Carriacou. Vital Statistics, 1898.
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COLONIAL BEPOBT8—ANNUAL.
No. 284.
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1898.
L A G O S .
(For Report for 1897, m No, 232.)
CAPTAIN G. C. DENTON to GOVERNOR SIR WM.
MACGREGOR.
October 31st, 1899.
SIR,
I
HAVE the honour to submit the Report on the Blue
Book for 1898.
L — G E N E R A L R E V E N U E AND E X P E N D I T U R E .
2. The revenue for the year, inclusive of a Parliamentary
|£rant of £10,000 in aid of telegraph construction to the Hinterland, was £206,444, as against £177,420 in 1897. The local revenue may therefore be taken to have been £196,444. This w by far the largest amount ever collected, and no doubt the very large sums expended in wages of carriers employed in the Hinterland, in consequence of the troubles with the French, both by the Imperial and Colonial Government, were to a great extent responsible for the increase.
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COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL.
LAGOS,
3. The following statement shows the amounts collected under
1898.
different headings xn 1898 as compared with 1897 :—-
1897.
1898.
£
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159,819
673
- Customs
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- 179,792
644
6,447
3,361 1,865
424
Harbour, wharf, and light-house dues
7,793
3,089
2,147
389
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Bent of Government property Interest on investments Miscellaneous
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2,257
1,129
121
2,125 1,485
296
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The revenue for the past five years was :
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4. The expenditure for 1898 was £203,802, and of this sum
the Hinterland telegraph absorbed £11,809.
- COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL.
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5. The following is a comparative statement of the heads of expenditure for the years 1897 and 1898 :-—
LAGOS,
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1897.
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5,093 5,257
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6,756
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6,476 6,849
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2,494
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1897.
1898.
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6. As will be seen from the figures given there was no deficit at the end of 1898, the revenue exceeding the expenditure by
£2,642.
TAXATION.
7. By Ordinance No. 1 of 1898 the duty on wines, liqueurs, and cordials was raised from Lvto 2s. per gallon, but no other change took place.
ASSETS, AND LIABILITIES.
8. The statement of assets and liabilities is, I consider, satisfactory, as, notwithstanding heavy and unusual expenditure, the amount carried forward o& the 31st December 1898 exceeds the* excess of assets on the 31st December 1897 by over £2,000.
