§ Sir W. ESSEXasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any of the Crown Colonies or Protectorates, and, if so, which, have offered annual contributions towards permanent war debt charges; and what, if any, are such amounts in each case?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWOf the many contributions in money and in kind which have been received from nearly every Colony and Protectorate, the following take the shape of direct, but not in all cases annual, contributions towards the cost of the War:
These are, of course, only a small part of the generous contributions which have been made by the Colonies and Protectorates for purposes directly or indirectly connected with the War.
- Ceylon—£1,000,000 in ten yearly instalments.
- Mauritius—Two contributions of £10,000 each.
- Bermuda—£3,450 annually for fifteen years.
- Jamaica—£60,000 a year for forty years— to begin at the end of the War.
- Bahamas—£10,000.
- Dominica—£10,000.
- Turks and Caicos Islands—£1,000.
- Cayman Islands—r£105.
- Nigeria—The charges for interest and a sinking fund of 1 per cent. on a share of the Imperial war debt amounting to £6,000,000.
- Gold Coast—£80,000 in eight annual instalments.
- Zanzibar—£10,000.