From the exhibition
Sierra Leone Blue Book
· 1917

This document is a government administrative compendium from 1917, titled a Schedule of Taxes, Duties, Fees, and Other Sources of Revenue. It contains no fictional narratives or creative content whatsoever. Instead, it presents comprehensive tables and legislative schedules detailing the revenue mechanisms of what appears to be a British colonial administration, likely Sierra Leone, based on references to Freetown and colonial governance structures. The contents enumerate licensing fees for various trades (auctioneers, druggists, spirit sellers, pilots), stamp duties on legal instruments and financial documents, import duties, and court fees. The material is purely administrative and fiscal in nature, serving as a reference document for taxation policies and governmental revenue collection.
Public domain (pre-1929), restored and presented by comicbooks.com public-domain