TAX DEPARTMENT CASE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 942, 8 October 1910, Page 5

TAX DEPARTMENT CASE.

MR HEYES PETITIONS PARLIAMENT.

: : A petition was'presentied: to the, House of Representatives' 'yesterday by >'.' Mr., -Madder/-M;P;,\<m: ; behalf of. Mr.. Peter. Heyes. ex-Commissioner, of Taxes, iprayr. illgr—-; ' '■'■ .•' :; '--,:; :'■■ ''■-':■ ,-Y, : ''.' -A- ; ■''.'■■'- ': '.;Ti) That", the'twoV:specific>.,chaxge?-in: . respect of. which.he'-was' askecl:to; resign .may' ,bV reviewed by.;' Parliament; and ;'£hat: ''■'. ijie : them may be"fully,'inquire'd'into'.. .' : : v'2.,That' he may ; be:grants by Parlia>' ment;such,'.a of, 'money, as he maj .■¥oi : longi ■speejfil[''..'and: 'faithful.;■;seryjoes;, to ■the ; :.Gove*rnment,-' an'd. : of■; the 1 harsh i and extreme '■': treatment: he received; on'his retirement-from office;. ':'-i;'y. '.: :■'■■}'■ y

■...Petitioner;urges that'he.;deyoted the whole of his- time, arid energy,'night-and 'day!.'for ihe best:seventeen, year's of his: life;.tb : We.':'se'rvice of/i&' now;, finds, that, through; what .' can: at most be termed, an; indiscretion /he has, been retired: from'office ;by:'the, 'inent without any compensation' or re-: cognition-of' his. long, -and special; serr : Vices';). Petitioner urges that the expert. ■'enc«?anH : ''Bpecj.al';.khowledge: ; gaineq:;'m the.employment'of the 'Government^are; of ; ho/value to? him: outside ..of: the partmeht: and'assist him, inno/.way.to make a living.".'.He has also, been ; de-: prived of / valuable ..rights ■■'in .'respect' of his claim; to ; superannuation, 1 compensation, or pension. /The petitioner' also remarks that he ;has been singled out, for specially.severe treatment, and.that there is no •precedent for suchi treat l :'meni, .but; on the /contrary,, there ;. are recent- precedents in ';:the' New■ Zealand .Civil.; Service which ..would:warrant him being dealt with(much more leniently.:/