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Mandated Territory of New Guinea REVENUE TOO GREAT By 'J.’elegrapli—Press Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, March IS. Mr. I l ’. 11. Simeocks, who lias been acting-treasurer for the mandated territory of New Guinea for the pas! year, said yesterday that the territory was facing the problem of 100 much revenue. The development of gold mining was mainly responsible for the mounting surplus, a great deal of which was being spent on developmental work. Taxation bad already been reduced to tbe minimum, and agriculturists had been freed from taxes altogether.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 149, 19 March 1936, Page 13
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88ENVIABLE PROBLEM Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 149, 19 March 1936, Page 13
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