Papuan Revenue
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Receipts Decrease by £6000
From Our Own Correspondent
Port Moresby, May 24.
THE Treasury statements of the Terri tory of Papua for the nine months ended March 31 show the total revenue for the Territory to be £86,699, as com pared with £92,821 for the corresponding period of the previous financial year. This represents a falling off in revenue of £6122.
The principal decrease was in the sale of stamps and from Government planta tions. A saving of £7882 was shown in the expenditure. The credit balance is now £707, as compared with £325 at the close of the December quarter.
Customs Revenue.
The following figures show the revenue for March received by the Customs De partment at Port Moresby and Daru:
Port Moresby— £ s d Import duties 1536 17 8 Primage duties 371 2 6 Export duties 1 17 0 Shipping and other fees 0 17 5 Total £1910 14 7 Daru— £ s d Import duties 5 3 6 Primage duties 43 1 £9 6 7