EXPORT DUTY PLACED UPON SAMOAN BANANAS.
With the object of stabilising the buying market and protecting the native growers, the Government has decided to impose an export duty on all bananas shipped from Samoa, states a Wellington telegram. The new duty, which comes into, effect on January 1, will be at the rate of 2s 6d each Fiji large-sized case, and 2s on each “Citrus” or small-sized case. It ne prefers, the Administrator may impose a duty at the rate of one farthing per pound on the net weight of fruit exported, this rate being enforced at his discretion. No exemptions will allowed and the New Zealand Government will have to pay duty in common with other shippers. At present the Government is paying the natives about os a case for bananas, so that in future at this price it will cost the Government 7# C>d to export large-sized eases.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19239, 28 November 1930, Page 4
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