§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what percentage of the revenue accruing to the Aden
1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 (first six months only) £ £ £ £ £ £ 18,960,000 19,410,000 17,499,000 17,935,000 16,532,000 8,882,000 No direct revenue accrues to the Aden Government in respect of the entrepot trade since Aden is a free port and duty on tobacco, alcohol, perfume and petroleum products are levied only on imports used in Aden and (since January 1963) the Federation of South Arabia. It is not possible to assess with any accuracy the value of indirect revenue accruing from entrepot trade.