Note 32 — Chapter XXVI · TRADE, REVENUE, AND TAXES
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The revenue of the British colony of Lagos for the last three years available was derived as follows:
1898 1899 1900-1
Fcs. Fcs. Fcs.
Alcohol 3,386,450.00 3,288,250.00 3,345,850.00
Tobacco 273,250.00 266,125.00 379,150.00
Salt 40,075.00 43,750.00 140,800.00
Cotton Goods 428,075.00 382,850.00 432,450.00
Other Articles 366,650.00 661,350.00 799,775.00
The following is a comparison between the alcoholic liquor imported into Lagos and the Congo Free State:
Lagos Congo Free State
Gin 463,380 gallons
Rum 129,780 ”
Whiskey 8,100 ”
601,260 ” Total consumption = 43,300 gallons.
Thus for every gallon of alcohol imported into the Congo Free State (1,000,000 square miles in area,) there are imported into British Lagos (3,460 square miles in area), thirteen and seven-tenths gallons, or as 5 per cent. is to 68½ per cent. of total revenue.