Won’t Pay Taxes

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Of interest to the collectors o\ head tax in Buka, New Guinea is the latest report of the Sec retary of Fijian Affairs, Suva The secretary admits there wa, no great success in the collectioi of provincial revenue in Fiji it 1960, and there was in fact “hardening of resistance” to pay ment of rates.

The result: A serious down ward trend in the proportion o rates collected. There was 6‘ per cent, of the possible tota collected in 1960, compared witl 75 per cent, in 1957.

As a consequence, som i provinces had difficulty in meet ing their commitments, and tk estimates of one province ha* to be reviewed to prevent i going bankrupt.

However, no Fijians were hi on the head and police actioi was not required.