WITHIN THE DOMINION.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 220, 4 June 1915, Page 2

WITHIN THE DOMINION.

.NO SPECIAL TAXATION. FOR WAR PURPOSES NEEEDED. ORDINARY TAXATION SLIGHTLY INCREASED, ; -AUCKLAND!, .Tans /A In replying, to a deputation from the Sports Protection League, in connection with a proposal to levy taxation on racing for war purposes. Mr Massey said lie did not. know where all the talk of war tax© came from. There was really no need, at present for anything in the nature of a special war tax. The prosperity of the Dominion was so great that he certainly did rot contemplate any necessity for a war tax this year. Extra expenditure arising from the war could, he thought, bo mot out cf general revenue, or with a slight increase on existing methods u taxation. New Zealand had arranged with the Homo Government, for all the money "3 paired to meet extra war expend 1'.nrp at the ccm par a lively cheap rate of 4 per cent. War might continue •’or some time and it would be wise to prepare for contingencies. Parliament would be asked to provide a slight increase of general taxation, but Cabinet had not decided what course to pursue Personally he saw no likelihood es a special war tax, bearing cn aoy one. section of the conununity such as Pa? deputation seemed to fear. TAKING LIQUOR INTO CAMP. A MAN SEVERELY PUNISHED. ; WELLINGTON, Juno 2. : At the Magistrate’s Court, to-day, George Ward Hanson was charged with taking liquor into the Trent ham 1 Camp: also with supplying' whisky to a member of the sth Reinforcements, : end with representiimg. himself as a staff sergt.-major from Dargaville. Inspector Hendry said the Camp Commandant desired him to point out ; the serious nature of the offence. Liquor was the probable cause of all trouble in camp. Further, it had a detri- ! mental effect on discipline. If liquor were taken into camp by strangers’ the regulations concerning- visitors j would have to he more stringently adhered to. 1 The Magistrate said, if Hanson was a sergt.major he should have known | the regulations. On rite first information the accused j was feed £5, or one month, on the; second, £lO or two months, terras to be cumulative.