Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 7 December 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Amateur , Sport And Taxation "The New Zealand Counfeil of Sport is particularly piease'd that taxation on organiSations concerned with thfe promotion of ama.teUr sporting activities is now remoVed," said a statement issued by the secretary, Mr. W. J. Arcus. "Representations' had been made to the Ministeiy who had ruled tha't amateur sport bodies shou'd not havo theiE limited finances further prejudice'd' by a Iiability for taxation/' 'added ' tfife1' s-Ca!te-ment. 1 Burglars' Rich Haul Jewellery, clothing and other property, to the value of more than £100, was stolen from the house of Mr. F. W. Senter, Palmerston North, on. Friday night, while he was absent. Entry was apparently gained through an open fanlight between 7.45' p.m. and 10.30 p.m. Among'the artic^s missing are a gold engagement ring valued at £25, a wristlet watch worth' £20, a double string of imitation pearls valued a't £4 4s, a fur coat valued at £25 and a man's suit valued at £18 5s. The police are investigating. Failed To Pay Taxes Defendant had made only one tax. return in the prist 13 or 14 years and owed 'taxes of £1613 19s 9d for the past five yeafs, said Mr. G. I. McGregor, for the Commissioner of Ta^ies when . William Henry Oppatt, of Sanson, was charged with the non-payment of £854 14s 4d income tax, £703 5S 2d social seCurity tax, and £56 Os 3d Wages tax, when he, appeared before Mr. J. R. Herd, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court at Palmerston North yesterday. Defendant, who Was represented "by Mr. G. Crossley, plfeaded guilty. Defendant was fined £3 on each of the five charges, costs on each count being 10s. Solicitor's fee was £6^63. A Huge Sapphire The world's largest sapphire, a blue corundum as big as a cbffee cup, has been found near Emerald, ih Queensiand, by 'the wife of a miner. She and friends Wero picnicking When she saw thfe sapphire lying on1 the surface of the gfouhd 300 yards from where the. famous black star sapphire was found last May. That , was Valued at £94,000. It weighed il56 carats and was cut to 733, or 170 more than 'the Star of India, regarded as the biggest star sapphire in the world. Sin'ce its discovery huhdreds of visitors frbm all parts of Australia have spent holidays there, but few have been lucky. Junior W.I. Meets & The monthly meeting of the Levin Junior Cifele 5'f the WoniOn's InStitute"'"took plaee in the 'PlUnket RoomS recehtly. The president, Miss Ciapcott, welcome'd those present, Mrs. Grifhth g'a^e a demonstration oh how tpt make cellophane hats. Mrs. Dalton was therr asked to judge the Italian quiltifig competition, the' result being as f olibws : — Mi^s D. Johrisoh 1} Miss M. Powell- 2. Mrs. Gtiffith alSo judged the flbwdr 6'ofripetition, which resulted • as follows: — >MiSs t>. Johhson 1, Miss B. • BlenkhOrh 2, Miss, d. Davies 3. The eorhpetitioh for next month will be a home-made article costing not more than, Is. A dainty supper brought the meeting to a c^ose.