Tanganyika Territory Blue Book for the year ended 31st December 1947

About this issue

This government administrative publication for the British mandate territory of Tanganyika documents revenue structures, expenditure, and institutional records for the year ending December 31, 1947. The contents comprise comprehensive statistical schedules across multiple administrative domains: detailed customs tariffs organized by commodity class (agricultural products, beverages, tobacco, textiles, manufactures); tax schedules and fees; revenue and expenditure statements with comparative yearly data; public debt records; municipal accounts; civil establishment rosters; educational statistics; vital statistics and population data; criminal and gaol records; hospital and sanitary institution reports; railway, port, and air service operations; and postal and telegraph statistics. The tariff section itemizes duties on specific goods ranging from livestock to spirits to cigarettes, with rates and applicable surcharges noted. The publication serves as a comprehensive administrative record of territorial governance and fiscal operations during the immediate post-war period.