DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1926, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

LUV TELEGRAPH--PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] N.Z. WORKERS’ UNION. WELLINGTON, June 20. In reply to a deputation from the New Zealand Workers’ Union, discussing various matters of interest to the organisation, Hon. Air Anderson said that lie would see that the threshing mills were inspected as to wages protection and its application to the shearers. He would have the matter looked into. If the Crown Office thought it necesiisry, the law could he altered. He would look into various other points raised. A Workers’ Compensation Bill would he introduced this session, and when the time came, lie would see that the Union had a copy of it. ,

MOTOR CYCLIST INJURED. WELLINGTON, June 20. A rider named Bright was injured in a motor cycle race on Saturday. He lias now recovered consciousness. His injuries are not believed to be serious.

MANLY T A WRECK. AUCKLAND, June 20.

The price paid by G’ory-Wright brothers, of Tairua. for the wreck of the Manaia was £lO5.

Tho purchasers are. employing a gang of men to remove, everything possible while the weather remains fin«.

CO LI .EG E APPOI XT AI EXT. CHRISTCHURCH. June 21

Professor H. Stewart, of Canterbury College, has been appointed to the Chair of Latin in the University of Leeds, England, lie will assume the now duties in October in this profession. Professor Stewart succeeds Professor B. AI. Connal, a distinguished early graduate of Canterbury College.

NEW SLEEPING CAR. YVELLINGTON .June 21

Experiments are being made with the new sleeping car designed by Mr Lynde. Chief Mechanical Engineer of. Railways, which was on view at the Exhibition. It was examined by Air Bruce, officer of the Canadian Railways. who gave it high praise and said it was equal to the best lie had seen.

N.Z. RUGBY UNION. YVELLINGTON. June 21

In reference to tho telegram from Gisborne. Air Dean. Chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union, said that the statement that the Union had appointed selectors for the Maori team was incorrect. He commented rather severely on the apathy and inattention of the Maoris officials, who never troubled to reply to tho letters. Air Doan said lie had gone to Levin to attend a meeting of the Alaori Advisory Board and when he got there lie lottnd no meeting and that no arrangements had ever been made for it. The secretary wits then, changed hut the position was most unsatisfactory and had matters been lift to the Alaori Advisory Board, with its haphazard and unbusinesslike me*, hods, the tour would never have eou;- 1 off at all. Ihe Union hones t'-e remark tlnn the tour will not

cost it anything, will prove correct, hut it is not .-o sanguine as the promoters about I; and in any case the Board should he deeply indebted to the New Zealan I Rugby Union for the excellent, arrangements made for the tour by it and Air AY ray. its representative in London.

1 NCO.ME-TAX FRAURS. AUCKLAND, June 1!)

The. question of whether a fine inflicted by the Court would concern the Income Tax Department in the \ (on of a penal ascssment. was raised by Air E. C. Cutten SAL, when Percy Flower Carter and Charles Ernest Gibbon!. tailors, formerly in partnership at Tauranga, acre charged with making false returns of income for the year ended February 28th.. 1321. Air V. X. Hubble, who appeared for the Commissioner of Taxes said the information was laid on the very last day on which it could have been laid.

Claude Ronald Richardson, Inspector for the Department, said mis-state-ments in the returns made bv the defendants had resulted in Gibberd being assessed for £7 5s 10c!. whereas the amount should have been £73 2s 4d and Carter for £62 'lls whereas the amount should have been £l6l os Od. Replying to Mr Gould for the defendants, the Inspector said the correct returns had boon given in instances where a mis-statement would have been simple. The Magistrate asked : “What will he the attitude of the Department?” Mr Rubble replied that the Commissioner of Taxes acted independently, hul it, was possible, if a heavy penalty were indicted that his Department would !ix a heavy assessment.

“I find myself compelled to take a serious view of the cases in respect to both defendants,” the Magistrate said, in entering a conviction against each defendant on the charge of wilfully making false returns. He said Carter had made false returns for an obvious motive. Although it had been stated that Gibberd left all the accounting work to Carter, it was impossible when both were doing so well, that lie should imagine he could get away with an income tax of £7 15s. The maximum penalty was £IOO. hut he had known a worse case. He would fine each defendant €2O with costs 7s and solicitor's fee £3 3-.