Blue Book Magazine

This is an administrative publication from the Gold Coast Colony, specifically the Annual Blue Book for 1921. It contains detailed official records and schedules covering colonial governance, including taxation, revenue collection, expenditure, public debt, civil establishments, education, population statistics, imports and exports, shipping, production, criminal justice, hospitals, railways, and postal services. The document presents Schedule of Customs Duties and Import Duties with specific duties levied on spirits, ales, firearms, tobacco, sugar, tea, and other goods, both specific and ad valorem rates. It includes extensive tables of duty exemptions covering agricultural implements, government goods, machinery, provisions, materials for religious buildings, passengers' baggage, and West African natural products. The work functions as a comprehensive governmental record detailing the economic and administrative structure of the colony during the early 1920s.