EXTRA TAXATION.
NEW TELEGRAPH CHARGES, PROTESTS BY BUSINESSMEN. 1 (Per Press Association): WELLINGTON, June 1. Protests by a number of metropolitan and provincial Chambers of Commerce against the new telegraph charges as being unfair additional taxation on business people were read at a meeting to-day of the executive ot the Associated Chambers of Commerce. Attention was drawn to the fact that while the Postmaster-General had repeatedly stated that the change had not been made for the purpose of obtaining more revenue, actually it meant extra taxation. It was. stated that tho commercial community was being required to pay higher telegraph rates merely to enable the Government to cover up losses in other directions. The Post and Telegraph Department had to find a substantial sum of money to assist the Consolidated Fund, and there should bo a proper investigation of the position. The executive eventually decided to accept the statement of the Postmas-ter-General that tho new charges would he reviewed after they had been in operation for six months.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 197, 2 June 1934, Page 3
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