Sierra Leone Blue Book

Blue Book of Sierra Leone, 1918 This is an official government administrative publication from Sierra Leone, printed in Freetown in 1918–1919. The work comprises a comprehensive schedule of taxes, duties, and fees levied across the colony and protectorate, organized by revenue source and statutory authority. Contents include detailed sections on stamp duties, import duties, and various licensing fees (auctioneers, firearms, game, spirits, maritime operations, and agricultural activities). Additional material covers revenue and expenditure statements, civil establishment records, criminal statistics, shipping data, and meteorological observations. The text is heavily regulatory in nature, documenting administrative procedures, ordinance citations, fee structures, and official governance mechanisms of the colonial administration.