TAX ON RACING
DESCRIBED AS MOST INIQUITOUS
(By Telegraph.—Press Association,) 1 INVERCARGXLIi, 29th July. Speaking at the annual meeting ©j$ the SouthlandJJaeing Club last evening* the president (Mr. W. T. Hazlett) de£ cribed the taxation on racing by thei Government as most iniquitous. The Southland Club had made a loss ot £970 on. two meetings for the year, and yet had to pay £6951 to the Government. The loss could partly be attributed to hard times, but it was ridi« culous that racing clubs, many in much worse positions than Southland, should have to pay such huge sums to the Government, althongh making a loss. Racing men were taxed from every point of the compass. A Gaming Bill was coming before the House, and they hoped to get redress on certain matters, but it did not seem likely that they would get all that they asked for.. He urged strongly that all racingl- men sLould make their presence felt,, and ask that their privileges be returned. There was too much apathy among. them. The average racing man did not protect his sport properly. If ho did. he would get better treatment from, thq Government.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 26, 30 July 1927, Page 11
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194TAX ON RACING Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 26, 30 July 1927, Page 11
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