Trinidad and Tobago Blue Book 1913-14

This is the Trinidad and Tobago Blue Book for 1913-14, a government administrative document compiled by the Colonial Government Printing Office. The volume consists primarily of an extensive index and detailed customs duty schedules established under Ordinance No. 10 of 1913. The content covers administrative categories including revenue sources, taxation, municipal bodies, civil establishment, legislation, population statistics, education, banking, imports and exports, shipping, agriculture, and various institutional operations.

The primary substantive content is a detailed First Schedule listing specific tariff rates for imported goods, organized by commodity category. Items enumerated include provisions (spirits, beer, grain products, meat, dairy), raw materials (cotton, leather, metals), manufactured goods (furniture, glass, machinery), fuel products (mineral oils), and luxury items (tobacco, chocolate). Tariffs distinguish between preferential rates—generally lower—applied to goods from British territories, and general rates applied to other sources. The document reflects the commercial and administrative structure of a British Caribbean colony in the early twentieth century.