SOCIAL DISHONESTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 127, 31 May 1937, Page 6

SOCIAL DISHONESTY.

On all sides we hear reputable ,-ltizens condenininp; the cheats who \\ r.m-fuilv sustenance. By all means let them be tracked down and prosecuted. There N. however, another side to the picture. .Tust liow nianv people are inakmsr di<«hone«t declarations of income, and how many are makmcr no dc-lara-tion at all? Tn my practice as a • 1 i-iti-r I know many, especially women, who simply ijrnore their obligations and send in ti<> return and pay no tax. 1 know manv men who openly adnut that they undei>la*e their incomes. I here is another ar-i'e-t of ~.> ial dishonesty—the widespread di-'.V'ja rd 1 * awards. 1 venture lo say that hundreds of small employers do not "oK~erve the award provisions or they make their cnplovees -i<jn for more wayis than thev rp.-eivp. 1 know one who. despite the protests of his -tail, is making €.1 per week hy paying thr:n ]c" than the award rate. The' Inirden of on,- of Mr. Savajre < speeches was that he li°]ie\ed in trusting the people and that I lie pc.<:.ie woiiM never let him down. Hither Mr. >a\.i:'e i-~ a simiiletf.il or his statement was al palaver, for hoth the tax: aver a->! the -ir ■ ployed are letting hiai ~!:<] thri" f,.':,,\ V i-iri.'-ns down as a regular pracr'-e. Must we v e-ovt to the pract i- e of j:\inLr -eva- ?. to informers? SOT.it'''l'i's >!'.