Sierra Leone Blue Book

The Sierra Leone Blue Book for 1925 is an official government statistical and administrative compilation published by the Government Printing Office in Freetown. The document contains comprehensive tables and data covering taxation, customs tariffs, and revenue administration for the British colonial territory. The main content includes detailed import duty schedules specifying rates for weapons, ammunition, building materials, foodstuffs, beverages (beer, wine, spirits), textiles, metals, and miscellaneous goods; accompanying exemption tables listing categories of duty-free imports for military personnel, government officials, and essential public enterprises. The Blue Book also references extensive administrative sections on expenditure, public works, legislation, civil service, education, population statistics, commercial activity, and port operations—functioning as an official record of colonial governance and economic administration.