Bahamas Blue Book

This is an official government administrative document, specifically the Bahamas Blue Book for 1918-1919, published by the Nassau Guardian office. It is not a pulp magazine but rather a comprehensive colonial government reference work containing schedules and statistics. The document is primarily a detailed tariff and revenue compilation. Its contents consist of extensive itemized customs duties on imports—organized by commodity from alcohol and ammunition through to wheat and wines—with specific duty rates expressed in pounds, shillings, and pence or ad valorem percentages. A substantial section lists duty-free imports, including baggage, coal, fresh tropical fruits, machinery for agricultural use, medical instruments, and vessels undergoing repair. Additional provisions address exemptions for government goods, hotel construction materials, and registered agricultural factory equipment under various colonial acts. The document represents administrative and economic governance of the Bahamas colony during the World War I era, with no narrative fiction content.