The 1914 amalgamation merged the previously separate fiscal systems. Southern customs revenue — generated largely by Lagos and the palm-oil ports — covered the Northern Protectorate's chronic deficits. The unified colonial budget of 1914 stood at approximately £4.4 million.
Amalgamation1914· £4.4m revenue
Northern and Southern Protectorates unified
Lugard's amalgamation. A single colonial budget for the first time; the customs receipts of Lagos subsidising the North.
Sources
- · Nigeria Blue Book 1914
- · Colonial Annual Report on Nigeria 1914
Methodology
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
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