LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3065, 28 April 1917, Page 10

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

NO HOLIDAY FOR CIVIL SERVANTS

Sir,—Will you allow me a small spaco in,your valuable paper? I know it,is too late now to rectify matters, but, I must say the Government shows • its patriotism in a most peouliar way. On the day that should he to every true New Zealander the day of days, on the anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli, the Government doesn't 1 givp its servants even an hour off. There nro not many Govornmont clerks who did not lose some one very near and dear to them, on that, day of April, 1915J and yet they must go on with their work as though nothing had happened. When a Cabinet Minister dies, we all get an hour off. Hundreds of our young manhood give up their lives that we might live (indeed, that the Government might carry on the work it rad begun), and no notice is taken. Mr. Editor, do you think we will he given half an hour off to celebrate when peace is declared?—l am. etc., civil Servant.

April 25.

INCOME TAX EVASIONS

Sir,—l was glad to read "Equity's" letter re income tax evasions in a recent issue of your paper. His experience with his . neighbours corresponds to mine.' It certainly is not from any inadvertence or ignorance that the farmers round hero arc not supplying returns or paying taxes. The whole subject is freely discussed among them. When it becomes known that some are apparently escaping taxation; others aro encouraged to evade sending in returns also. At least some of these patriots who undoubtedly have largely increased inoomes have- -used their profits to purchase motor-cars. Surely such men are greater shirkesrs in' refusing to help witli their profits than the men who refuso to risk their lives. The- latter are brought before the public and their names published, while the money-shirker, even if found by the Department and,fined, remains unknown to anyone.—l am, otc,

TAXPAYER,