§ Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that 1957 was a record year for cloves in Zanzibar; and what plans the Government have announced to end Income Tax exemptions for Zanzibar and Pemba agriculturalists.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydYes. The 1957 clove crop is estimated at some 24,000 tons, the largest on record. Following a recommendation on the East African Commission of Inquiry on Income Tax, 1956–57, a Government proposal to withdraw the exemption from Income Tax for agricultural producers with effect from 1st January, 1958, was approved by the Zanzibar Legislative Council in November, 1957.