FARMERS' UNION.
TAP.ANAKI EXECUTIVE MEETING. A meeting of the Taranaki Provincial Executive of the New Zealand Fanners' I Union was held in Hawera on Thursday. Present: Messrs A. E. Wither (in the chair), E. Maxwell, R. LamMe, B.*)rr, V. Mills, A. S. Hodge, J. Swindlehurst* Cleaver, and G. H. Buekeridge (provincial secretary). Leave of absence was granted to all absent members.
The secretary reported that since the last meeting he had addressed meetings of farmers at Awatuna, Piverlea, and Kapouga, all of which were successful. He had secured a number of nev members, and at the same time was furthering the sale of Maxwell's system of book-keeping. Some members at Eltliam had come to him for assistance in bookkeeping, and 'ho had replied that ho would not give any belp until they had paid up, and he had even obtained subscriptions which had been outstanding four years. (Laughter.; The Dominion secretary >*w*dcd copies of a circular reprinted from the Advocate, dealing with bogus sheep dips. The executive resolved to thank the Farmers' Union Advocate for having interested itself in this matter.
A leUer was received from the geenral manager of New Zealand railways, In reply to the executive's resolution in reference to the collection of cocksfoot seed. The maanger stated that the Department would be favorable to granting permits to persons to collect the seed which grew along the railway lines. Mr- Orr: Cocksfoot is now Is !M per lb.
Tiie reply was considered to be satisfactory. There was a brief discussion in referonce to the payment of income tax and taxes generally. Several instances where the payment of income tax had been d'el'''erately avoided were brought under the notice of the executive, while it was also pointed out that there had been cases where some farmers had, innocently, not paid the tax because they were under the impression it was not necessary for them to do bo. The bone of contention, however, lay in the fact that representations had Ixen made that foreigners, who were eligible for taxation, had not paid, nor were they paying one penny.
Mr. Maxwell said he had good authority for stating that in cases of distinct and deliberate evasion the person concerned would be made to pay pretty dear for his folly. It was resolved to instruct the secretary to write to the Commissioner of Taxes in regard to the matter. It was decided that the annual provincial conference bo held this year at TTawera, on Thursday, May l(i.
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