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 246 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — NIGERIA

623,105Z. ; passengers carried, 1,709,095 ; goods and minerals transported, 631,421 tons.

There are several thousand miles of telegraph wires, and the system is connected with the French Dahomey system. There are also several hundred miles of telephone wires. A wireless station was opened for traffic at Lagos at the end of 1913.

In 1919 there were 130 Post Offices in Nigeria. The savings bank on December 31, 1919, had 5,536 depositors, with 40,597?. to their credit.

A special silver coinage for West Africa was introduced in 1913, the de- nominations being 2s., Is., 6d., and 3d., of the same size, weight, and fine- ness as corresponding coins of the United Kingdom. The new currency, with adequate reserves in London, based on gold and securities, is under the control of the "West African Currency Board. A nickel coinage (penny and tenth of a penny) is also in use. In 1916 local currency notes were intro- duced. At present the denominations are 51., 20s. 10s., 2s. and Is. The amount in circulation in Nigeria at June 30, 1919, was I,048,295Z.

The Bank of British West Africa, Ltd., and the Colonial Bank, have branches in Nigeria.

There is a mail service between Liverpool, Bonny, and Calabar vid Lagos.

Standard time of one hour fast on Greenwich was introduced in Nigeria on September 1, 1919.

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