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Annual Reports of the Colonies, Gold Coast, 1911 COLONIAL REPORTS—ANN OA L. No. 726. GOLD COAST. REPORT FOR 1911 (For Report for 1910, see No. 688.) Ire^mteti to botf) Hjouaea of parliament &g fflomntatrti of ffiia IWafeatg. August, 1912. » < 4 V LONDON: PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY QFFICE. To be purchased, either directly or through any Bookseller, from WYMAN AND SONS, LIMITED, FETTER LANE, B.C., and 32, ABINGDON STREET, S.W. J or OLIVER AND BOYD, TWEEDDALE COURT, EDINBURGH; or E. PONSONBY, LIMITED, 116, GRAFTON STREET, DUBLIN; or from the Agencies in the British Colonies and Dependencies, " the United Slates of America, the Continent of Europe and Abroad of T. FISHER UNWIN, LONDON, W.C. PRINTED BY DARLING AND SON, LTD., BACON STREET, E. 1912. [Cd, 6007-25.] Price CONTENTS. PAOE • FlNANCf AL •*» ... »•• ••* »»• ••• ••• 4 II.—TRADE, AGRICULTURE, AND INDUSTRIES ... 11 III.—LEGISLATION •« .• 25 IY.—EDUCATION • ••• 20 V,_GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS 27 VI.—JUDICIAL STATISTICS ... 28 VII.—VITAL STATISTICS 31 VIII.—POSTAL, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE SERVICES 34 IX,—ASIIANTI ... .«• *«• »•» »•• ••• ••• ••« 34 X.—NORTHERN TERRITORIES • 85 XL—RAILWAYS AND ROADS ... ... 36 XII.—MISCELLANEOUS ... 40 * * APPENDIX •*• ••• ... ... ... ... ... ... 46 SKETCH MAP. COJ.OKIAL KEPOIIT8—ANNUAf., 3 No. 726. GOLD COAST. (For Report for 1910, tM-No. 688.) THE ACTING GOVERNOR TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. Government House, Accra, 10th July, 1912, SIR, , , „„ I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith six copies of the Annual Blue Book of this Colony for the year IPV /together with a report thereon prepared by the Secretary for Native Affairs, * Mr. F. G. Crowther, who was good enough to take the work in hand during my temporary absence from the Colony. I have, &c, - • > •(.".. -i H. BRYAN, .., Acting Governor. The Right Honourable Lewis Harcourt, M.P., &c, &c (25721-2.) Wt. 29478—571. 1126 & 90. 9/12. D. k S. A2 4 COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL. REPORT ON THE BLUE BOOK OF THE GOLD COAST COLONY FOR THE YEAR MI­ L—FINANCIAL. The revenue of the financial year 1911, which amounted to 451,111,632, an increase of £91,632 over the original estimate, surpassed that of all previous years, and exceeded the expenditure by £197,132. The amounts collected under the several Jieads of revenue in the Colony, Ashanti, and the Northern Territories are shown in the following statement: — Actual Revenue Revenue to for the same Heads of Revenue. 31st period of Increase. Decrease. December, the preceding 1911. year. £ £ £ £ 1. Customs ... 663,071 610,602 52,469 — 2. Light Dues ... 2,646 2,568 78 3. Licences, &c. ... ... 39,302 30,718 8,584 — 4. Fees of Court, &c. ... 45,981 50,273 —. 4,292 5. Railways ... ... 294,650 248,981 45,669, 6. Post and Telegraphs ... 6,126 6,429 — 303 7. Rents of Government 1,342 1,161 181 Land. 8. Interest ... ... 1,131 2,292 - — 1,161 9. Ashanti ... 50,319 37,621 12,698 — 10. Northern Territories ... - 2,426 1,806 620 11. Miscellaneous ... ... 4,586 4,764 — 178 Total ... ... 1,111,580 997,215 120,299 5,934 12. Land Sales ... ... 52 468 — 416 Revenue Extraordinary — 8,950 . — 8,950 Grand Total ... 1,111,632 1,006,633 120,299 15,300 The following heads show the chief increases over the revenue originally estimated: — £ Customs ... ... ... ... 63,071 Licences ... ... ... ... 6,852 Railways ..... ... ... ... 19,650 Ashanti ... ... 7,669 The increase under Customs is attributable to the general expansion of trade; under Licences, to enhanced receipts for spirit licences and ferry tolls; under Railways, to more traffic, to the opening of the branch line from Tarquah to Prestea, and to the receipts from the Accra-Akwapim Railway; and under Ashanti, to the larger contribution from the Ashanti Qoldfields Corporation GOLD COAST, 19II. towards the sanitation of the Obuassi native township, and to increased royalties. \ I The principal heads showing less receipts than were estimated are: — Fees of Court o* pffice, &ci... ... ... 3,379 Miscellaneous i ... : 3,204 The decrease under Fees of Cojurt is due to fewer concessions having been registered in 1911 and to smaller receipts from Stamp Duties; that under Miscellaneous, to deferred payments of royalties in, 19H. i • - • • • • • • The following table shows the;expenditure, in detail, as com­ pared with the year 1911. \ Actual Expendi­ expendi­ ture for ture to the same Increase. Decrease Head of Expenditure. 3lst period of December, the preced­ 1911. ing year. Establishments. £ £ £ 1. Governor and Legislature 6,288 4,707 1,581 2. Supreme Court ... 8,703 8,729 26 3. Law Officers ... ... ... 2,491 2,694 203 4. Secretariat ... ... ... 6,368 6,145 223 5. Printing Office ... ... ... 7,898 7,177 721 6. Native Affairs ... ... ... 1,860 2,009 149 7. Provincial and District Com­ 25,133 21,421 3,712 missioners. 8; Treasury ... 11,481 11,431 50 9. Customs ... ... ... .•• 30,427 27,195 3,232 10. Customs, Preventive Services ... 18,677 15,699 2,978 11. Marine ... ... 1,327 1,572 245 12. Railways ... 127,909 94,513 33,396 13. Post and Telegraphs 28,549 24,389 4,160 14. Transport Department... 1,925 1,798 r 127 15. Transport and Travelling 3,581 8,581 16. Medical ... ... ... ... 51,469 44,981 6,488 17. Sanitation ... ... ... 18,531 7,960 10,581 18. Veterinary Surgeon ... 828 624 19. Education ... ... ... 19,587 17,380 m 20. Agriculture ... ... 9,895 9,892 2,207 21. Forestry ... 3,446 2,201 3 22. Alines ... ... ... ... 1,422 1,694 1,245 272 23. Gold Coast Regiment ... 65,096 65,429 333 24. Volunteers X 1,416 2,357 941 25. Police ... ... ... ... 32,761 29,572 k 3,189 26. Prisons .... 15,389 14,695 .. 694 27. Colonial Chaplain ... ... 145 610 465 28. Public Cemeteries ... ... 674 629 45 29. Audit Office ... 3,641 3,532 109 30. Surveys ... ... ... 10,024 7,213 2,811 31. Asbanti ... '.*« - ... ... 34,410 30,814, 3,596 32. Northern Territories 28,269 25,473 2,796 33. Northern Territories Constabu­ 11,096 10,493 603 lary. ' 34. Ashanti and Northern Territories 24,465 27,312 Road* Department. 6 GOhOJttih MfOR*8—ANNUAL. Actual Expendi- expendi­ tare for ture to the same Increase. Decrease. Head of Expenditure. BUI period of December, the preced­ t9H. ing year. Establishments—cottt. £ £ £ £ . 85. Miscellaneous Services 11,989 18,810 6,821 36. Pensions and Gratuities ... 16,831 14,796 2,035 37. Public Debt Charges 80,677 81,485 ~808 38. Public Works Department 31,785 23,064 8,721 39. Public Works Annually Re­ 22,441 16,437 6,004 current. 40. Public Works Extraordinary ... 108,268 73,628 34,640 41. Post and Telegraph Extra­ 1,232 3,257 2,025 ordinary. 42. Repayment of Loans ... ... 25,000 149,380 124,380 43. Railway Survey ... 4,677 3,094 1,583 Total ... 914,500 924,862 137,734 148,096 The estimated expenditure for the year was £989,390; the actual expenditure amounted to £914,500, being £74,890 under the estimate. f • The most noticeable increases, as compared with the expenditure of previous years, occur under the head Public Works Extra­ ordinary, £34,640, due to a larger programme of Public Works; under Railways, £33,396, due to an increased engine mileage and the consequent greater consumption of fuel and heavier station expenses; under Sanitation, £10,581, due to the provision of more labour and a more efficient service; under Public Works Department, £8,721, and Medical, £6,488, due to a larger estab­ lishment; and under Public Works Recurrent, £6,004, due to increased minor works and current repairs to Government build­ ings and to the maintenance of roads hitherto controlled by the town councils. - * The decrease under Repayment of Loans is4 attributable to the special payment to the Imperial Government of £134,380 in 1910. The following is a comparative statement of'the total revenue and expenditure for the past five years. Revenue. Expenditure. Year. Amount. Remarks. Year. Amount. Remarks. £ ..£ 1907 708,718 Includes £5,000 1907 617,124. Includes £5 on ac­ Imperial Grant- count of Ashanti in-Aid of North­ disturbances, and ern Territories. £15,000 repay­ ment of loans. ' OOLD COAST, 1011. 1 # Revenue. Expenditure. Year. Amount. Remarks. Year. Amount. £ £ ' 1908 1908 687,292 Includes £20,000 . repayment of 752,142 loan*, : 1909 Includes £10,711 1909 734,867* Includes £25,000 value of pnblic repayment of 778,552 works materials loans. - and stores taken on charge. 1910 1,006,683 Includes £8,950 in 1910 924,862 Includes £149,380 respect of expen­ repayment of diture on water loans. works duriog 1907-1909. 1911 1,111,632 1911 914,50i) Includes £25,000 repay men t t f loans. To agricultural development the prosperity of the Colony is in a large measure due; and the steady growth in trade is indicated by the enhanced receipts under Customs and Railways, the latter head showing the greater proportionate increase. The excess of assets over liabilities on the 1st of January, 1911, was £668,677; at the close of the year the excess amounted to £865,809, an increase of £197,132. The following is a detailed statement of the assets and liabili­ ties of the Colony on the 31st of December/1911: — LIABILITIES. .ASSETS. - • • \ £• i £ • Inter-Colonial Accounts (due by the Gold Coast) Investments:— Prisoners' Property ... On account of Savings Bank ... ... ... 29,800 Transport Agency „ „ „ Public Officers' Guarantee Fund ... 8,325 Police Reward Fund „ „ „ Bank of British West,Africa; Ltd. 10,000 W.A.F.F. Reward Fund .« ,T „ „ Contractors' Guarantee - Fund 8,281 Bank of British West Africa. Ltd. ... ... ... (Accra-Akwapim Railway). < Official Administrator ... ... ... ... ... „ „ „ Wallis Company ~ ... 1,089 o Chief Registrar ... ... ... ... ... ... - ' 57,495 P Customs Outtes Inter-Colonial Accounts (due to the Gold Coast) ; ..
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