AMUSEMENT TAX.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9126, 23 October 1917, Page 7

AMUSEMENT TAX.

EFFECT ON AGRICULTURAL

SHOWS.

The collection of the amuwroenb tax, which comes into force on the hrat of next month,,in iexpect ok admission to agricultural and pastoral bhowb, ia not 'considered, in view ot the educative character of such .shows, as being ju&t or fexpedient> (bays the Chris t( liurch "Press")i As regards the Mde-showb it is admitted that the position i& somewhat different, bxit in that case tho matter is largely m the hands of those running them. If Uiey decide not to charge more than sixponce ior admission the .question of the amusement tax will not affect them. As to agricultural and pas>toral fchows, it is iwinted out that in addition to Iheii edwcaViv'o" c\\arAlter, iivey aa« lao^> speaking .genei'allv, run for piofiL, and that, consequently, they ought not to I>q treated:-as'on all fours with ordinary amusement*.

Tho Canterbury and Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association's have decided to bring the matter tinder the notipe of tho Government,, and the ; members oi tho Canterbury A.-and P. Association—Mr J Deaths (president), Mr R. W LotJihea-d (vicepresident), and Mi O 15 Pembciton secretary)-—appointed in leprosc-nt tho Association, loft last nighi foi Wellington, where they will join the representatives, appointed by Uio Manawatu Association and wait on the Prime Minister, the Ministfi of Finance, and the Commisssonoi of Tuxes.