"No Funds"

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 672, 26 October 1933, Page 4

"No Funds"

"I would reply that we hW funds — that is a pet phrase I Government," said Cr. 0. H. Col at last evening's meeting of torua Borough Council when n| that a request from the Railw* partment that the council erecl ger signs at railway crossingsl borough be refused. "Tell thel council will look into the questl the end of its financial year,'l gested Cr. E. T. Johnson. ItwaB ly decided to inform the depaB that the council considered fl had no responsibility in the ni9 Big Saving on Meals * I A saving of £500 per annuB be effected as- th© result of th® 'sion of tha Taranaki Hospitall to dispense with the supply of® ing- and afternoon teas and 1® to emiployees, excluding the '® staff (reports the News). The® came under the fire of its ow® sions. On meeting days mealj® supplied at a nominal cost of o® ling. These are now to be di9 ued and the memhers took thei® in the town last week. ' fl An Egg-I/aying Feat fl A cockatoo owned by a resident, laid an egg last bird belomgs to a species th^l mally, does not lay until 25 yB age. This bird is 22 years olH •event was certainly a surpiM the owner of the bird, and^M disconcerting. A hurried ch^H name had to be made from "JosOpbine." The egg has he^H ed to the Alexander Museun^® High-Taxed Whisky Dealing with Australian ^® on whisky a writer in the^® Morning Herald remarks th^® bottle of Scotch whisky reta^H 13s the exactions of the var^® vernmental and semi-gove^H authorities exceed 7s, and of Australian whisky retauj^® 3 d these exactions exceed both instances the taxes are^® than 54 per cent. of the tot^® price, leaving to the retail the wholesale merchant, the^H the warehouse-keeper, the and all wage-earners in the^M as well as such participants ship owners, port authorib^^B port proprietors, glass printers, casemakers, and light authorities and s'^^l lary agents as the post and^^M offices, a mere 45 per ceaj^H from which to satisfy legid^^^H and charges, including the^^® tion of taxes, before pi°ce^^| make a profit. • On a bottle whisky, Federal taxation j^^® Customs duty 5s l»d, priffl2^^® saies tax 7|d; and State t^^H cense fee 61d, and family