CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6] — Page 143

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Sachin Brker

Secretary of State for the Colonies.

(Dated 30th April.)

(Received Colonial Office 3.57 p.m. 80th April, 1917.)

1845

With reference to your despatch 29th Jan- uary confidential paragraph No. 4 I propose to raise Assessed taxes except in case of poorer villages

7 per cent as a war tax for duration of war pro- ceeds to be free gift probably about 1,000,000 dollars every year to His Majesty's Government have you any objection.

MAY.

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