BRITISH INCOME TAX
MR. HOBHOUSE HECKLED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 11, 11 p.m. • London, April 11. | Mr. C. E. Hobhouse, Secretary to the Treasury, was heckled regarding the in- I come tax. He stated that the chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue gave instructions, and a subordinate made a mistake in the course of executing them. Mr. Hobhouse admitted that the responsibility must rest as a last resort upon himself, but he added that any orders delaying the collection were not given by the Treasury. It was cabled on the sth instant that a number of the largest railway companies and business houses did not receive their income-tax demands in time to pay in the last financial year. This was attributed to the Hon. Lloyd-George knowing a surplus was assured and desiring to prevent it going automatically to the sinking funds. Mr. Hobhouse admitted the fact, and stated that it. was due to a subordinate's mistake. j
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 276, 12 April 1911, Page 5
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158BRITISH INCOME TAX Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 276, 12 April 1911, Page 5
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