LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 29, 28 October 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

H 9 Land and inoome Taxes.

The dates ior the payment oi land and income taxation have been fixed by Order-in-Couilcil as November 5 in the case of laiid tax, and February 8 for in» coine tax. An additional siim will be payable on land taxation Unpaid after November 26, and on income tax after the end of FebrUary.

t=ar East Relief Fuhd,

A donation of £3 frorn Mrs. 1. Cfosby has been received by the Hastings Borough Council towards the Far East Relief Fund Which has been ojjened in Hastings. A fUrther donation of 5/- has been received also by the Herald-Tri-bune from "A.E.F.," niaking the total to date £4 5/-.

"Coronatidr1,, Triplets.

Tlie "Cofonatioli" triplets, which Were born in Hastings On Cotonation Day and have since been ih a karitane home at WeiiiugtOn, are expected to return to Hastings to-day or to-lliUirmV. 'l'lieir parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Anderson, of Kahuranaki, leit ydstc'rday for Wellington to bring tlie children back. Thanks to tbe efforts of Mf. E. L. Culleii, M.P., a free pass on the tailways was granted Mr. and Mrs. Anderson fdr the journey.

Auckland Cargo Tonnage*

A record in tlie tonnage Of cargo hahdled at the pott Of Auckland Was established in the year ended on September '30, according to a report suttmitted by tlie ti'affic manager, Mr. W. Ll. GoJden, at a meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board. Tbe fepoft stated that the total tonnages for tlie period, 2,137,000, slioWed an idcrease df 170,670 tons or 8.68 per ceht., the pfevious best being 2,030,000 tons in 1828-29. These Were tlie only two years ih Which tlife work of tbe port has exceeded 2,000,000 tons.

A Ciant's Boots. •

There is a giant in Christchurch. He is a retired farmer iiviilg iu lJaiiai nui, ahd Ihe bodts lie wears afe bize sixteen— dohlile the SiZe 'Woi'n by the average nian. Fifteen years agu the giant had 20 paits oi; bodts specialiy made for liim by a Christchurch factory, and that supply has lasted hini until the present time. Ndw he is liaVmg anothei' 15 pairs made to carry hihi oh for a few more years. So lar as is known, liis boots aie the largest worn by any persou in the Dominion.

State Houses.

"Thfere has been quite a big inquiry for application forms," said an official at the Hastings Post Office tliis tnorning when questioned regarding tlie inquiry being made for partichlars of the State ffental lioilses. Appiicants ar'e given a bllle forin and dre asked a dozeh or hiore questions rdgardihg theii* present occupancy, hnallCial pusition, lamily, etc. It is obviuus frum the questions usked that the departtuent makes the fuf.est inquiry into the qUdliheations oi the appiicants Tor the cuttages, and the answers have to be sworn tu before a Justice oi" tbe Peade.

Firmers' Federatlon«

Upposition to the torniation oi a branch of the New iiealahd Sheepowners' Eederation in Hawera was raised by several liiembers of tlie Wanganui lirovmcial executive of tbe New Zealand Farmers' Uuiou at tlie inonthly fueeting. It was contended that tho federatiun and the Farmers' Union should mergo aud iunction as oue body. Others were of the opinionj however, that the federatiou protected the iuterestB of shep-farmers, while the union acted for farmers generally aud cumprised a large section of meu in the dairy industry. It was considered that in view of this aspeefc the federatiou was necessafy.

Drinking Tea.

"Since I have left Ceylon l have drunk coffee everywhere 1 have beeu till I reached New Zealand, where I was abie to get a good CUp of tea,h said Mr. W. J. Roche, a Ceylon tea and rubber planter, who is visiting Christchurch. He said that he had no qualins about New Zealarid tea, ks 95 per cent. Of whai Was impdrted was Ceylon tea. At the sanie time 'lie considered tliat the use of a perciolator in making tea Should be adopted, a method which was used in other parts of the world, When asked, he said that he did not think the tea market had reached saturation point in NeW Zealand, as New Zealand still ranked second to England in the consumption of tea per head.

Incoihe-tax Forms.

The simplification of incomo tax forms with the view of bringing about uniformity of detail was advocatea by Mr. W. B. J. Tripe at tbe nionthly meeting o.f tbe Wanganui Proviucial Executive of tbe 'New Zealand Farmers' Union. Mr. Tripe, who moved that tlie executive make l'epresentations along these lines, referred to the presenb method as a folm of tyranuy which was particul&rly irksome. He saw uo rdason why the taxation department should not obtain all the information necessary from oue form instend of three separate forms, M&ny farmers required the servioee of a professionM man before these forms coUld be tilied in. The resolution was carried, and the meeting decided to probest against farmers liaving to pay unemployment tax twice.