CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908 — Page 156

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.