SAMOAN BANANAS
EXPORT TO BE TAXED. (By Telegicvph— Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, November 28. With the object of stabilising the luiyina- market and protecting the native" growers, the Government has decided to impose an export, duty on all bananas shipped from Samoa. The new duty which. comes into force on January 1, will be at the rate of 2/6 each Fiji large-sized case, and 3/- on each citrus or small-sized oa«e. M be prefers, the Administrator may impose a duty at the rate of one farthing a pound on the net weight of the fruit at his discretion. No exemptions will be allowed, and the New Zealand Government will have to pay duty, in common with other skippeis. \t nresent the Government is pay„atives . about scase for toanas, so that in future, at price it will cost the Government 7/6 to export the -large sized cases. It is pointed out that as far as the aclm.uistrution Of duty is concerned, it will not be passed on to the native growers. The Government will continue to pay the natives the same price a , s i t has in the past, regardless of the imposition of the tax.
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1930, Page 5
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196SAMOAN BANANAS Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1930, Page 5
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