Annual report on the Gold Coast / Colonial Office.

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

Credit: Annual report on the Gold Coast / Colonial Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Revenue by Heads Head 1949-50 1950-51 £ £ Customs and Excise. 11,069,271 12,283,850 Harbour and Lighthouses .... 48,116 20,928 Direct Taxation ...... 3,669,641 4,564,411 Licences and other internal revenue 404,148 511,928 Fees of Court or office, etc. 909,265 982,956 Posts and Telegraphs. 407,977 450,820 Rents of Government Lands and buildings 112,049 151,618 Interest and Loan Repayments 515,399 598,726 Miscellaneous ...... 614,719 416,956 Land Sales ....... — — Colonial Development and Welfare . 355,910 172,146 Investments ....... — 330 Special Receipts. — 706,363 TOTAL REVENUE £18,106,495 £20,861,032 Expenditure by Heads Head 1949-50 1950-51 £ £ The Governor. 16,748 17,674 The Governor’s Office. — 1,985 Ministry of Defence and External Affairs General — 10,202 Ministry of Finance. — 4,048 Services under Ministry of Finance : * Statistical branch .... — 28,095 Enemy Property .... — 1,205 Vital Statistics , . . . 16,031 14,099 Miscellaneous ..... — 1,249,774 Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources — 4,083 „ „ Commerce, Industry and Mines — 2,790 „ „ Communications and Works . — 2,319 „ „ Education and Social Welfare — 2,426 „ „ Health and Labour — 1,821 „ „ Local Government — 2,317 Accountant-General ..... 30,181 32,721 Agriculture ....... 800,359 696,887 Air Services ....... 102,857 113,199 Animal Health ...... 64,942 67,317 Audit ........ 32,949 35,336 Broadcasting ....... 40,092 42,408 Commerce and Industry .... 28,747 48,864 Co-operation ...... 25,730 32,247 Customs and Excise ..... 353,052 289,653 Education ....... 1,247,052 1,232,893 Electricity Department ..... 392,205 272,308 Forestry ....... 128,789 149,228 Game ........ — 2,222 Geological Survey. 27,197 33,962 Income Tax (Commissioner, West Africa) 7,345 Income Tax (Deputy Commissioner, Gold Coast) 17,986 27,454