§ MR. LEIF JONESTo ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in which of the British Possessions in Africa the sale of spirits to natives is prohibited; and what are the import duties in those Colonies where the sale is not prohibited.
(Answered by Colonel Seely.) The sale of spirits to natives is prohibited in the northern territories of the Gold Coast and Northern Nigeria. It is also prohibited in British Somaliland, the British East Africa Protectorate, Uganda, Nyasaland, and Rhodesia. The import duties in the West African Colonies where the sale is not prohibited are as follows:—
| For spirits of "proof" strength, per imperial gallon. | ||
| s. | d. | |
| Gambia | 4 | 6 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 6 |
| Gold Coast (West of the Volta) | 5 | 6 |
| Gold Coast (East of the Volta) | 4 | 3 |
| Southern Nigeria | 4 | 6 |
§ In all the countries of the South African Customs Union, viz., Cape, Natal, Orange River Colony, Transvaal, Southern Rhodesia, Basutoland, Swaziland, and the Bechuanaland Protectorate, more or less stringent prohibition of sale to natives exists. The duty on imported spirits under the Customs Union of 1906 is on liqueurs, cordials, and mixed spirits, exceeding 3 per cent. of proof spirit, per imperial gallon £1, and on other sorts, exceeding 3 per cent. of proof spirit, per imperial proof gallon 19s.