Annual report on Sierra Leone / Colonial Office.

  • Great Britain. Colonial Office.
Date:
[1951]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report on Sierra Leone / Colonial Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Details of expenditure and revenue for 1950 and 1951 were as follows : EXPENDITURE Ordinary 1950 1951 £ £ Agriculture ...... 62,000 80,500 Education ...... 185,500 222,000 Forestry ...... 17,500 34,000 Medical and Health .... 234,000 247,000 Other Departments .... 819,000 1,121,500 Miscellaneous Services (1) 231,000 322,500 Pensions and Gratuities 147,500 146,500 Public Debt Charges (2) 49,000 130,000 Public Works Annually Recurrent 167,500 229,500 Railway Loss ..... 98,000 177,000 Military ...... 80,000 80,000 Total Ordinary Expenditure £2,091,000 £2,790,500 Extraordinary 1950 1951 £ £ Posts and Telegraphs .... — 53,000 Public Works. 114,000 360,000 Road Transport ..... 48,500 38,000 Development Schemes (3) 695,500 625,500 Miscellaneous ..... 800 500 Loans to Local Bodies, etc. 29,000 37,000 Total Extraordinary Expenditure £887,800 1,114,000 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £2,978,800 £3,904,500 REVENUE Ordinary 1950 1951 £ £ Customs ...... 1,446,000 1,796,000 Harbour and Light Dues 18,500 18,500 Licences and Internal Revenue 62,500 64,500 Taxes ....... 1,044,500 1,136,000 Fees, Payments for services and Reim- bursements ..... 194,500 227,500 Post Office ...... 55,500 69,000 Rents of Government Property 21,000 23,000 Interest and Loan Repayments 44,500 65,500 Miscellaneous Receipts 55,500 52,000 Total Ordinary Revenue £2,942,500 £3,452,000 (1) Includes grants to local administrations, local contributions, various refunds and charges not classified departmentally. (2) Excludes charges payable by the Railway. (3) Includes expenditure recoverable under Colonial Development and Welfare Act.