Development Fund
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For Fijians
• At the end of March, 1958, the Fijian Development Fund (built up by deductions from amounts earned by Fijian growers who supplied copra for the export markets ), totalled £ 614,375.
From August, 1957, to March, 1958, the Cess collections were £115,829, and the withdrawals £126,292 —the latter representing funds used in various ways to assist native industries and communities.
The Cess collections from the various provinces of Fiji, between
August 1. 1957, and March 31, 1958, were:
Province
£ s. d.
Ba . . . . 7,803 17 2 Bua . . . . 7,747 8 9 Cakaudrove .. .. 31,429 7 1 Kadavu .. .. 8,114 9 10 Lau . . . . 33,466 0 11 Lomaiviti . . . . 13,067 8 I Macuata . . . . 4,706 3 3 Nadroga . . . . 4,282 3 2 Naitasiri 4 7 Namosi . . . . 1 13 7 Ra . . . . 507 19 5 Rewa .. . 1,929 9 9 Serua .. . 515 4 5 Tailevu . . . . 2,257 2 3