TAX ON WOMEN

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 253, 21 July 1919, Page 6

TAX ON WOMEN

A itoSSIBLIiYiBtXPLANATION'. The Hou.G. W. Eussell, who returned to Uhristchurch ou , IMursday, was yuestioned regarding (hi? reported tax on women catering Britain, and ha replied that the tiov£inincnt had not received any statement'ifrom the Imperial authorities that a tax , Jiad been imposed, but if it were tho cass,i it would apply ta both..sexes, as there Wis no discrimination between men. and ! women in regard to passports or taxes cfl! any kind. What did happen about eighteen, months ago, the Milliliter added, was that there was a sudden dharp rise in passenger fares, at a time, when the whole of the shipping .was controlled by the lm penal authorities. He ibelioved that th» shipping was still corebrdlled, and it was understood (although he had no official information on the point) that a part of the cost of the war was being paid by the profits made by the 'ftiperial Government on the shipping ttervice. ~ ,"I know noUiliig , «boUt'. U, "was Sir James Allen's comments pn the reported imposition of a l>oll £as o'u women entering Great Britain. lie stated that iti regard to the widows of New , Zealand soldiers, no tax should be.\ charged, and he doubted very much if ililwere charged. But if the matter were referred to him ot soma other Minister, 1 presentations would be made to the Imi ferial Government,'' . '