GERMANY’S LOST COLONIES

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 63, 19 June 1916, Page 5

GERMANY’S LOST COLONIES

INTERESTING STATISTICS.

In parliamentary papers Mr Bonar Law furnishes the following details concerning the various colonies which have been taken from Germany by the efforts of the Allies throughout, the war:—

South-west Africa.—Area, 322,450 square miles. In 1914 estimated revenue £1,175,000, and expenditure £2,017,000. In 1913 imports valued at 43.400.000 marks, and exports at 70,300.000 marks. Cameroons.—Area, 300,000 square miles. In 1914 estimated revenue £565,500, and expenditure £863,000. In 1913 imports valued at 34,600,000 marks, and exports at 29,100,000 marks.

Togoland.—Area, 33,700 square miles, lu 1914 estimated revenue £175,000, and expenditure £209,000. In 1913 imports wore valued at 10,GOO,OOO marks, and exports at 9,100,000 marks. In the Pacific.—Samoa 660 square miles, and Upolu 310 square miles. In 1914 estimated revenue £595,000, and expenditure £690,00. In 1913 imports valued at 5,700,000 marks, and exports at 5,300,000 marks.

Kaiser Wilhelmsland and Pacific Islands.—7o,ooo square miles. No details of revenue.

Bismarck Archipelago. square miles.

Caroline Islands, I’elew Islands, Mar ianue Islands, and Marshall Islands.—Area, 1000 square miles. Revenue estimated at £IOO,OOO, and expenditure at £IOI,OOO. Imports of Kaiser Wilhelmsland and the Bismarck Archipelago estimated at 5,872,000 marks, an . these of Caroline and Marshall islands at 0,385,000 marks, a total oi 0,207,0' k< marks. Exports for the former estimated at 5,01.1,000 marks, and for the latter at 7,01.6,000 marks, a total of 12,087,000 marks.

Kiao-Chau.—Area, 200 square miles. Revenue for 101) estimated at 8,060,000 marks, and expenditure at 18,110,OOOmarks. In 1012, imports valued at 121.251.000 marks, and exports at 70.610.000 marks.