TELEGRAMS
TO THE “ MAIL." PROTEST AGAINST PROPERTY TAX. Dunedin, Bth. Over 500 persons attended a meeting last night to consider the Property Tax, and a resolution was carried almost unanimously in favor of the repeal of the tax, as being unsuited to the Colony. RAIDS ON HOTELS. Christchurch, 7th. Two hotels, Marten’s and, the White Hart, were raided by the police on Saturday nigh t ; and informations for gambling have been laid. BEER TAX DODGING. Napier, Wednesday. There was an extrordinary muddle over the Beer Tax here. A brewer in town knew the exact amount of the tax early in the day, and one hotel laid in over 2,000 gallons, besides which other houses laid in stocks. Before daylight this morning all carts in town were carrying away beer from the breweries. It was not until 9.30 a.m. that the customs and police authorities : were officially informed of the tax» though the police had been waiting up all night in expectation of having to perform some urgent duty. The result is that some hundreds of pounds duty have been lost, the sum collected being only £l4O. It also appears that publicans held a meeting here before the financial statement was delivered, and discussed the tax and who was to bear it.
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Patea Mail, Volume VI, Issue 531, 10 June 1880, Page 3
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