FARMERS' CHILDREN'S WAGES.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3050, 11 April 1917, Page 8

FARMERS' CHILDREN'S WAGES.

'(From Our,. Special Correspondent.) .■/: '■-■.'■*■::■.:'. Hawera,, 'April 7. .'A matter'of Borne importance to farmers : was Btressed by Mr. C. !A, /iWilkinson, M.P.j ■-. in an address to farmers..on the. subject of taxation. 33e pointed out that "a farmer could I not claim* exemption for wages for his unless the money had been •actually paid over to them. Eβ agreed rthat in many instances it was a great (hardship that an allowance could not !be mado for the work donoby farmers' wives, or tnat some recognition •■could not be shown for such work: He "thought that the existing law would lave to be altered to maTie provision art that) connootion, but tho difficulty ; was thaiTlf such' a provision wero made.it would havo to apply fo othor people as well as; fannersj, and they would then, , have full claim for exemption made by. some people, whose wives would jjerlaps work an ■hour a day in tho business. He questioned whether., if a provision wcro ;3nade for allowances on account of wives' assistance, that much would bo , :gained. Tho Finance Minister hnd made up Us mind that a certain sum . ;tnust be produced by taxation, so that ! if exemptions were made in one direc-, tidn the deficisney. bad.to be made up in another. /