Report / Gambia.

Date:
[1906]
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Credit: Report / Gambia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    8. In explanation of the heavy expenditure in 1903 and 1905, I may mention that in the first-named year a charge from the War Office of £10,153 in connection with the expedition of 1901 was brought to account, whilst in the latter the purchase of dredging plant is responsible for £4,483, and the strengthen¬ ing and extension of the jetty for £6,459. Again, in 1905, under “ Other Charges,” the cost of a new steamer—amounting to £7,271—will be found. 9. The following table gives the amount expended under the different votes for the past four years : — Vote. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906 Pensions. The Governor. The Colonial Secretary The Protectorate Printing Department Treasury .. Customs Department.. Post Office . Audit Department Judicial Department .. Attorney-General Frontier Force .. Police . .. Prisons Medical Department .. Hospitals and Dispensaries.. Government Vessels .. .. Charitable Allowances Education . Transport. Miscellaneous Services^' .. Drawback t . Agriculture . Colonial Engineer’s Department Public Works—Recurrent .. Public Works—Extraordinary Special Services ., £ s. d. 730 11 4 2,895 14 9 1,167 5 5 5,779 3 8 621 10 7 1,010 16 2 1,927 1 3 620 5 10 504 12 9 I, 224 18 9 512 6 9 5,744 9 0 4,323 13 2 766 7 1 2,200 18 0 818 0 11 2,272 3 1 90 19 0 848 18 6 897 8 9 2,501 3 2 32 15 7 586 15 8 1,531 17 H 5,223 10 6 II, 710 2 5 11,002 7 H £ s. d. 1,002 14 9 3,466 4 10 1,191 6 6 5,149 10 10 372 8 1 1,109 6 4 2,066 12 0 671 0 9 577 0 11 1,252 12 6 499 1 7 5.388 3 7 4,105 18 2 726 6 0 2,851 2 11 917 15 10 2,355 4 1 101 9 4 1,123 0 11 272 9 4 2.388 6 0 309 14 6 738 16 10 1,651 5 6 4,790 3 2 4,858 11 1 2,364 8 5 £ s. d. 1,044 10 9 3,922 14 3 1,202 1 5 7,852 11 8 294 18 8 1,163 12 9 2,076 17 0 808 4 9 596 0 7 1,242 15 11 470 4 9 6,090 12 9 4,079 3 3 702 15 4 2.960 18 4 959 8 8 1.960 8 9 101 7 11 1,325 12 7 334 2 3 3,161 0 0 79 9 7 391 12 H 1,700 3 2 4,001 15 4 16,074 5 4 7,654 18 3 £ s. d. 917 0 11 3,446 18 0 1,155 19 0 5,885 4 0 297 3 4 1,043 5 10 2,159 8 5 712 15 10 478 18 1 1,341 14 0 456 8 6 5,543 7 7 3,927 0 0 693 8 5 3,139 13 7 1,104 0 11 2,802 16 11 107 12 0 739 14 0 394 4 10 3,617 18 1 152 11 0 336 10 5 1,716 9 7 3,758 12 10 7,738 13 0 3,190 11 7 (B.) Taxation. 10. By Ordinance No. 1 of 1906 the duty on kola nuts was increased from twopence to threepence per pound, and that on unmanufactured tobacco from threepence to fourpence per pound. There were no other changes in the incidence of taxation during the year. (C.) Assets and Liabilities. 11. The credit balance carried forward on the 31st December, 1905, was £28,704 4s. 4d. On the 31st December, 1906, it had risen to £34,582 17s. lid. During the year securities standing in the Colonial Books as worth £25,969 were sold, and only realised £23,505 *, there was, therefore, a loss on this transaction of £2,464. 12. The Colony at the end of the year had a credit balance of £1,056 with the Crown Agents.