Salt Lake Herald | 1902-03-31 | Page 3 | Puts a Tax on Diamonds

PUTS A TAX ON DIAMONDS to Leyy Lewy Tribute on OB AU Outputs Fekin March The government has baa decided upon mining regUlations under the terms of which concessions iSay be to In any part piTt of China These regulations p tW that the ball shaIl receive 25 per t tor st or the profits U 22 per cent of a out output put pat of diamonds and ether p gems U l per cent of the output of goLd old tl sliver VV mercury 1 lit per cent of tile the output of C per lead and sine 5 per cent of the output of coal and rion Cron be besides and Itkin dutIes These TheR royalties YalU es a are re regarded here as altogether roo It