TAX ON SPORT

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 109, 11 May 1933, Page 12

TAX ON SPORT

A RUGBY PROTEST

Strong exception to Rugby unions being called upon to pay income tax was taken at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union today. . Mr. ,6. S. Dean (chairman of the Management Committee) explained that representations had been made to the Minister of Finance, who had promised to take the matter up with the Income Tax Department. The imposition of the tax, Mr. Dean xonsid-v ered, from a Rugby football angle, was a most unjust and impracticable one. An endeavour had. been made to impress upon the authorities that the Rugby Union was in the same category as an educational institution, but this was without avail. It had1-been suggested that a case on appeal should be stated, but he (Mr. Dean) did not see the desirability of this course. In many ways the Rugby unions were relieving local bodies. "I trust that if we cannot get any sat' isfaction from the course now being pursued," Mr. Dean added, "endeavours^ will be made by all unions to bring the matter before members of Parliament with a view to having an amendment to the Act to provide for our being exempted from the tax." It was suggested that later in the meeting a resolution of protect: should be carriodi _ .'