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Image 41 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast RAILWAYS 27 obstacle being the Ankobra River crossed by a bridge whose five spans are 40 175 90 40 and 30 ft and the Huni River with a bridge of… -
Image 42 of Gold Coast. 28 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 93 The Weshiang line is largely used for passengers and for carrying firewood In ten months its gross earn ings were 3415 against an expenditure of 2360 leaving… -
Image 43 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast RAILWAYS POSTS PORTS 29 The Posts and Telegraphs Department paid its way for the first time in 1916 2 External a Ports AccommodationThe Gold Coast is heavily handi capped in… -
Image 44 of Gold Coast. 30 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 93 Year Steam Vessels Sailing Vessels Number Tons Number Tons 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 686 692 637 354 340 1448506 1515197 1412909 818356 766315 1 1 1… -
Image 45 of Gold Coast. Gold coast SHIPPING TELEGRAPHS LABOUR 31 each month A mail steamer of the Chargeurs Reunis called monthly at Accra and Sekondi and a few oargo steamers from Marseilles put in irregular appearances… -
Image 46 of Gold Coast. 32 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 93 Large numbers of Mohammedans come down every dry season to trade in Ashanti returning before the roads become impassable Unskilled labour is supplied to Ashanti in considerable… -
Image 47 of Gold Coast. a 0l d coast AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 33 forest and mountain shelter The first export of 80 lb value 4 was made in 1891 In 1916 72161 tons were exported value 3847720 and… -
Image 48 of Gold Coast. 34 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ino 93 neglected The European merchants do not usually buy direct but through native agents who work on com mission The merchants advance money to these middlemen and give… -
Image 49 of Gold Coast. Gold coast COCOA KOLA PALM OIL 35 improve the quality by better preparation The stones are then dried and the kernels cracked out singly by hand This is a slow method but… -
Image 50 of Gold Coast. 36 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 93 Rubber can be obtained from three indigenous sources wild figs vines especially Landolyhia owariensis and the African rubber tree Funtumia elastica Memeluku rubber tapped from the wild… -
Image 51 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast RUBBER FIBRES COPAL 37 Year Quantity Value 1907 1910 1913 1914 1915 lbs 3549548 3223265 1317369 654133 647982 333120 358876 87915 21631 25167 In 1916 there was a revival of… -
Image 52 of Gold Coast. 38 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 03 effort has been made to stimulate the planting of coco nuts A successful copra industry would restore some of the importance of the coast towns which have… -
Image 53 of Gold Coast. Gold coast COPRA COTTON FOODSTUFFS 39 The Northern Territories A good deal of natural wealth in this region will have to wait for development until rapid transport to the coast has been… -
Image 54 of Gold Coast. 40 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS fNo 93 fowls are reared for sale in the southern markets A straightbacked species of cattle rather like small Jersey known as Dagomba is bred in the Lobi Dargati… -
Image 55 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast METHODS FORESTRY 41 The extension of cocoa cultivation is likely gradually to improve these primitive methods of agriculture Though the native at present maltreats his plantations his own interest must… -
Image 56 of Gold Coast. 42 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 93 northern Ashanti and much of the Northern Terri tories The trees here except for a few giants are of smaller stature than those in the rain forests… -
Image 57 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast FORESTRY 43 held at Liverpool of 48 kinds of timber obtainable in the Gold Coast The general conclusion of the experts is that there are many durable and useful woods… -
Image 58 of Gold Coast. 44 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 93 imported from Europe The wood which the natives call kaku a species of Loiphira is very hard and durable and suitable for railwaysleepers Odum is used for… -
Image 59 of Gold Coast. Gold coast LAND TENURE FISHERIES 45 tificate of validity giving the lessee an indefeasible title The rent is then paid to the native grantor through the Government 3 Fisheries Fishing is carried… -
Image 60 of Gold Coast. 46 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 93 bauxite on the Kwahu plateau and very small quan tities of copper nickel ore and asbestos exist in several places Salt is obtained by the natives fey… -
Image 61 of Gold Coast. Sold Coast MINERALS IRON OIL GOLD 47 once in 1910 when certain mines suspended production in order to pay attention to development The following figures taken from the Mining Report for 1916… -
Image 62 of Gold Coast. 48 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS N093 The tribes on the coast east of Accra procure salt by evaporating the water of the sea or lagoons and the people of Daboya on the White Volta… -
Image 63 of Gold Coast. aoid coast POWER DOMESTIC TRADE 49 and many European firms have houses there In 1911 Kumasi was the second largest town in the Gold Coast with a population of 18853 Its estimated… -
Image 64 of Gold Coast. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 98 SO In these respects the British manufacturer will do well to follow the example f the German if he wishes to oompete on favourable terms 2 Foreign a… -
Image 65 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast EXPORTS 51 trade and the shortage of shipping The restriction Df the amount imported from the colony into the United Kingdom to 50 per cent of the import from the… -
Image 66 of Gold Coast. 52 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS LNo 93 second though even in 1913 when the value of goods exported to that country reached its maximum it was only 17 per cent of the whole The… -
Image 67 of Gold Coast. aow Coast EXPORTS AND IMPORTS 53 Countries of OriginIn the Appendix Table VI p 64 will be found a return showing the value of im ports exclusive of specie from the principal… -
Image 68 of Gold Coast. 54 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 93 manufacturers could supply no substitute except imita tion coral at high prices Now Italy supplies them and the import has risen again but the increase appears in… -
Image 69 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast CUSTOMS FINANCE 55 rived mainly from Customs duties and the railways In 1907 the total revenue was 708718 in 1916 1835989 Expenditure has risen in the same period from 617124… -
Image 70 of Gold Coast. 56 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 63 5 Currency The supply of currency is controlled by the West African Currency Board which has its headquarters in London British gold and silver coins and the… -
Image 71 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast CURRENCYBANKING 57 were concealed by circumstances until so recent a date that even now they are not generally realised No one reading the older and newer books published by officials… -
Image 72 of Gold Coast. 58 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS No 98 to bear on it for only a limited time If they have already accomplished so much there is every reason for expecting that greater success lies ahead… -
Image 73 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast APPENDIX I TREATIES a With DenmarkBy a Convention of August 17 1850 1 Denmark ceded to Great Britain for 10000 all the Danish forts on the Gold Coast and all… -
Image 74 of Gold Coast. 60 APPENDIX No 03 by Article IV of the AngloGerman Treaty of July 1 1890 1 from the sea coast up to the junction of the River Daka with the Volta above… -
Image 75 of Gold Coast. Gold Coast TREATIES SHIPPING EXPORTS 61 French Treaty of June 14 1898 1 as following the Volta to 11 north latitude then past Sapeliga to the River Nuhau along that river to… -
Image 76 of Gold Coast. 62 APPENDIX No 93 HI PRINCIPAL EXPORTS 19071916continued Article 1913 1916 Quantity Value Quantity Value Cocoa Kola Nuts Guinea Grain Gum Copal Lumber Palm Kernels Palm Oil Rubber Cotton Copra Gold 113239980… -
Image 77 of Gold Coast. TABLE OF PRINCIPAL IMPORTS 19121916 1 Gold Coast EXPORTS AND IMPORTS 63 1916 Value 30307 152936 36066 21867 18676 179130 87673 20166 1038186 89243 68471 174799 41232 115971 44314 102916 335317 74107… -
Image 78 of Gold Coast. 64 APPENDIX No 93 VIA Return showing the Principal Countries of Origin for Imports 19121916 and the Percentage of each item to the total Imports for the Year 1 Country 1912 1913… -
Image 79 of Gold Coast. Sold Coast j authorities Historical A standard work on the Colony and Protectorate as lately been written A History of the Gold Coast and Ashanti by W Walton Claridee with an Introduction… -
Image 80 of Gold Coast. 66 AUTHORITIES TNo 93 LGold Coast ii General Claridge W W A History of the Gold Coast and Ashanti London 1915 Clifford Sir Hugh KCMG The Gold Coast and its Dependencies the…
About this Item
Title
- Gold Coast.
Names
- Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section.
Created / Published
- London, H.M. Stationery off., 1920.
Headings
- - Ghana
Notes
- - "Appendix (p. [58]-61): Extracts from treaties relating to the Gold Coast.
- - "Authorities": p. [65]-66.
Medium
- 4 p.l., 66 p. incl. tables. 22 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- DT511 .A33 1920
- D6 .G7 no. 93 Copy 2.
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- a22000950
Online Format
- image
- online text