AMUSEMENT TAX
, EFFECT OF SOCIETIES. (By Telegraph —-Per Press Association) * Wellington, March 3. Complaint;Against the way in which the" amusement, tax hit musical societies and prevented them front fulfilling to their utmost the most useful purpose in New Zealand was made by the chairman, Mr W. J.’Chartres, at the annual meeting of the Royal Wellington Choral Union. .... ( “You notice,” said Mr Chartres, “that the amusement tax this year cbsts 'much' more than last year. "It came to a total of more than £6B, which is a considerable increase. 1 (think you will agre e with me that this amusement tax comes very hard on a society like ours, which is not a profit-making concern, but whose only aim is to bring before the public the Ijest in music.
‘‘Wituont societies like ours the public could not hope to hear thepe works which people in other countries of the world hear regularly. The amusement tax, if we could keep it, would enable us to purchase a complete work, which is an asset, not only to us ? but’ to other societies. We have previously approached the Government on ithe /subject, but we’ll go on pegging away in the hope that our efforts in the end will be of some avail.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1931, Page 3
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208AMUSEMENT TAX Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1931, Page 3
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