CO129-586-12 War Taxation- royalties from public utility companies 25-4-1940 - 17-6-1940 — Page 5

14282-150) Wt. 38815-61 10,000 12/39 T.S. 695 (*5444-150) Wt. 45767-68 30,000 2/40 T.S. 695

C. O.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mmm. 14. p.

Came. 14/6/5

Sir A. Burns.

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

H.R. Butters

Fiji No 1 of 1432

2 54002/40 H.K.

Abpr 7° Camme

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15

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Confidantent

17 June 1900

Dear Butters

Would

you please refer to

about the

(.) your

your letter of 250 apie

pomibility of imposing & royalties.on and tilectricity Companies?

выд.

the Gan

бе

N°29 of 1933 Figs: Electricty Ostence 1932

Fiji

Regulations

FURTHER ACTION.

We have rental for Colomit legislation

regarding

the imposition of royalties

u

existing puthe utility companes, but I am afraid That we have little

to show for xxx Irather

As regards gas

legislation at all

exist

it

Supplies

there

in

very

retum.

seems to beg little

and where it does

merely regulates municipal This is laughed largely

case also with electricity reply

crdinances.

supply

A considerable number

colonial electricity plant's appear to

ar

cause

the

J

be determine fully or oned

by municipalities. government Land in such a case

by the