STATEMENT
showing the cost of the garrisons of Mauritius, Ceylon, Straits Settlements and Hong Kong, and the contribu-
tions paid by theseColonies in respect of each financial year from 1897 to 1906-7.
Mauritius.
Ceylon.
Straits Settlements.
Hong Kong.
Year.
Cost.
Contribution Cost
Contribition
Cost
Contribution Cost
(a)
Contribution155
£
£
£
£
£
£
1897-8 |114,524
20,754
168,665
1898-9 199,656
108,739
168,432
75,499
22,168
287,281
196,591
44,660
120,469
1899-00 240,393
204,051
82,895
26,480
311,361
175,451
47,340
127,184
1900-01
160,378
248,437
97,604
289,792
26,433
204,291
52,767
132,357
1901-02 262,376
|119,475
101,115
26,062
194,138
128,060
1902-03 265,038
152,052
127,495
25,554
223,128
1903-04
133,545
281,515
195,477
127,508
26,573
254,853
144,175
1904-05 [299,222
285,114
140,259
27,620
227,396
141,615
1905-06 286,688
261,364
186,265
27,644
191,500
143,625
1906-07
246,655
249,989
185,927
Cost not
separately recorded.
62,798
098)
letter).
78,093
77,312
87,992
27,165
165,161
123,871
280,491
211,191
380,000
119,217 128,513 139,958
(b)
(b)
(b)
NOTE.
Exclusive of Capital Expenditure on Works. Estimated.
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C. O.
N477
As the Colonial financial years differ by one quarter from the Imperial (1st April to 31st March), the
contribution in respect of each Imperial financial year has been arrived at by taking of one eral) year's contribution and of another.