N.G. Sold Royalty
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From a Special Correspondent WAU, June 1.
T READ, the other day, a statement by the Administrator, that our gold royalty—five per cent on gross produc tion —was low. There seems to have been no protest from our mining representa tive oir the council. Are protests gagged there too?
To most of the independent miners, the royalty is a definite hardship. If it were the only form of taxation, few would begrudge it, though it has to be paid whether we make a profit or a loss; but the mining industry is burdened with fees on an exorbitant scale. It is the milch cow for the Territory, and it gets scant consideration.