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Primage Tax Removed in Papua
From Our Own Correspondent
Pt. Moresby, July 7.
THE primage tax, which was imposed * by the Papuan Administration in July, 1931, as a temporary measure, and which was reduced from 4 per cent to 2\ per cent two years ago, has been removed altogether. Various items deserving of relief had been exempted from the tax, which was imposed on the value for duty of all goods imported into the Territory, with some exceptions.
The following figures show the total of Papuan revenue over recent years: 1927-28 £158,267 1931- £130,116 1932- £127,043 1933- £121,147 1934- £152,611 1935- £165,688 It is understood that the revenue for 1936-7 shows a substantial increase over that of 1935-6.