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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 314, 13 January 1908, Page 3

Despite official unci journalistic; reminders, and the imposition of ft ten per cent, penalty for delay, a. large number of people liavc not yet paid their land tax. During the past few weeks the Commissioner for Taxes (Mr. I'. lleyes) has been receiving the annual pathetic explanations of people who, through various misconceptions, omitted to forward the State's tribute by the appointed time and now submit heartrending reasons why they should not be penalised in consequence. To these the Commissioner points out that the hated addition of ten per cent, after a certain date is just as truly tax an is the original exaction, and the administrator of the Act can no more remit one than the other. The work of laying down 701b steel rails on the main lines of the Dominion is being pushed on by the Railway Department as rapidly as circumstances will permit. Some hundreds of miles of 531b rails have been taken up and laid down on branch rails, replacing the 281b rails which have done duty for many years. Lust year 84'/» miles were covered with the heavy-weight rails. Similar rails have been placed on the duplicated line between Wellington and the llutt, anil a gang of men is now engaged in putting down 701b rails between Silverstream amd the bridge,

TO PAINTERS. mENDERS will be received at my office up to 4 p.m. on SATURDAY, January 18th, for Painting at the Hospital, for the Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. ERANK MESSENGER, Architect,

MARSLAND HILL MEMORIAL. nOMPETITXVE DESIGNS for the above are invited, to be contributed gratuitously, from persons who have sufficient patriotism to assist tlie Marsland Hill Memorial Committee in deciding upon an appropriate memorial to be erected on Marsland Hill to the memory of Imperial and Colonial Troops who fell during the Maori Ware. The sum at the disposal of the Committee is £GOO. Designs to be sent to the undersigned up to the 31st January, 1003. ARTHUR STANDISH, Chairman of Committee.

I'OULTRY, PIGS, AND HORSES. WEBSTER BEOS. vmLL holil a eale of the above ' -■ : EVERY SATURDAY at 1 o'clock. Entries solicited. St attord Wool, Hide, Sheep skin and Tallow Sale. NEXT SALE-TUESDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1908. day, January 17tU. YOUNG. HO BBS, & CO

A. J. BURGESS, T3OOKSEUER AND STATIONER. SPECIAL REMOVAL SALE FOR 11 DAYS ONLY, Commencing SATURDAY, 11th JANUARY. TEN PER CENT. CASH DISCOUNT ON EVERY LINE. Special Line Ladies' Bags, Purses, Wallets, ako Post Card Albums, all sizes and prices. A.J.B. Wishes to reduce the new and high-class stuck almost to a minimum, thereby saving the trouble and heavy expense of removing, and in order to do this we will give BEST VALUE IN THE TOWN (or money spent with us. REMEMBER! - SALE COMMENCES NEXT SATURDAY.