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INTBODUCTOEY I.— THE BRITISH

Area. Sq. miles.

Population

Revenue

Expenditure

Debt

£

£

£

United Kingdom

121,391

45,652,741

185,090,286

178,545,100

724,806,428

India :

British ....

1,097,821

244,221,377

82,694,300

78,787,500

303,410,592

Feudatory States .

675,267

70,864,995

—

—

—

Total India .

1,773,088

315,086,372

82,694,300

78,787,500

303,410,592

Europe :

Gibraltar

2

19,640

94,573

73,390

—

Malta ....

117

215,332

448,114

467,783

79,081

Total Europe

119

234,972

542,687

541,173

79,081

Asia :

Cyprus ....

3,584

278,218

319,572

235,256

275,088

Aden, Perim, Socotra .

10,3871

58,165

—

—

—

Ceylon ....

25,332

4,107,070

3,022,449

2,832,659

6,159,869

Straits Settlements Labuani^.

1,600 30

707,5231 6,546/

1,331,076

1,059,962

7,943,452

Fed. Malay States

27,506

1,045,947

4,089,930

2,940,321

1,073,000

Other Malay States

24,600

920,000

287,0003

279,000:*

—

Borneo and Sarawak .

73,106

708,000

325,172

320,296

—

Hong Kong and Ter.

405

500,098

652,884

616,304

1,485,733

"Wei-hai-wei .

285

147,133

6,845

14,088

—

Total Asia (except India)

166,835

8,478,700

10,034,928

8,297,886

16,937,142

Australia and the Pacific :

Australia

2,974,581

4,568,707

50,615,942

50,407,844

254,241,346

Papua ....

90,540

280,000

45,972

70,699

—

New Zealand .

104,751

1,038,004

11,149,121

10,442,025

84,350,713

Fiji ....

7,435

139,541

240,395

265,347

93,515

Tonga, Solomon, and

Gilbert Is. .

15,370

203,000

78,157

77,413

—

Total Australia & Pacific

3,192,677

6,229,252

62,129,587

61,263,328

338,685,574

Africa :

Ascension

34

400

—

—

—

St. Helena .

47

3,482

8,623

9,129

—

W. Africa :

N. Nigeria .

255,700

9,269,000

558,121

821,634

1,480,000

S. Nigeria and Prot. .

70,880

7,855,016

1,956,176

1,717,259

6,471,288

Gold Coast and Prot.

80,000

1,503,386

1,111,632

914,500

2,489,118

Sierra Leone & Prot. .

24,900

1,403,132

457,759

432,448

1,255,101

Gambia and Prot.

3,620

146,101

86,454

71,390

—

Total W. Africa

444,100

20,176,635

4,170,142

3,957,231

11,695,507

{continued on following pp.)

1 Including area of Protectorate.

'^ Labuan statistics now included in those of the Straits Settlements.

^ Incomplete.

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