HC Deb 16 July 1958 vol 591 c101W
Mr. Tilney

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the approximate amount of Government revenue raised per head of estimated population, for the latest convenient financial year, in Barbados, Bermuda, the Gambia, Jamaica, Kenya, Eastern Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, Western, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika, Trinidad, and Uganda, respectively.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The approximate revenue per head in 1957 based on latest available information was as follows:

£ per head Period
Barbados 18.16 1st April, 1957 to 31st March, 1958.
Bermuda 69.97 1st January, 1957 to 31st December, 1957.
Gambia 7.54 1st January, 1957 to 31st December, 1957.
Jamaica 16.42 1st April, 1957 to 31st March, 1958.
Kenya 4.87 1st July, 1957 to 30th June, 1958.
Eastern Nigeria. 1.52 1st April, 1957 to 31st March, 1958.
Northern Nigeria. 0.73 1st April, 1957 to 31st March, 1958.
Western Nigeria. 2.16 1st April, 1957 to 31st March, 1958.
Northern Rhodesia. 8.16 1st July, 1957 to 30th June, 1958.
Nyasaland 1.95 1st July, 1957 to 30th June, 1958.
Sierra Leone 4.52 1st January, 1957 to 31st December, 1957.
Tanganyika 2.21 1st July, 1957 to 30th June, 1958.
Trinidad 28.10 1st January, 1957 to 31st December, 1957.
Uganda 3.25 1st July, 1957 to 30th June, 1958.
These calculations are based on original or revised estimates for the period shown, and exclude financial assistance provided by Her Majesty's Government.

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