Tahiti Copra.

Export Duty Proposal Shelved.

Papeete, Jan. 26.

AS a result of protests by the Tahiti Chamber of Commerce and other local bodies, the proposal to impose an export duty of 200 francs per ton on all copra exported to destinations other than France, has been shelved, at any rate, for the time being.

It has been agreed that 60 per cent, of the copra produced shall go to France and the remaining 40 per cent, may be shipped to foreign ports. Presumably any copra shipped over this 40 per cent, will be subject to the new scale.