New Hotel in Port Moresby
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From Our Own Correspondent
Pt. Moresby, Aug. 2.
THE new hotel being erected for Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., at Port Moresby is expected to be completed in Sep tember. The frame and walls, now up, show that the building will be spacious and will represent an attractive addition to the town.
The Residential Tax in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate has been increased from £1 to £2 annually. A second tax of 10/- per head is increased to £l.