Property taxes on what buildings and Lands to be levied.

The 2[property taxes] shall be levied in respect of all buildings and lands in the City except the buildings and lands vesting in the Government and used solely for the public purpose and not used or intended to be used for purpose of trade or profit, or vesting in the Corporation, in respect of which the said tax, if levied, would under the provisions hereinafter contained be primarily leviable from the Government or the Corporation, respectively.