TIGER FOR TAXES
I A tiger has recently placed the inicome tax authorities, at "Calcutta in a (pretty dilemma. A man named.Basant Singh was £570 in .'arrears, and the authorities attached his property, including a full-grown tiger. The authorities were unable to take possession of the animal, and Basant Singh refused to be responsible for it. Finally, however, he built a shed to accommodate the .tiger until officials should be able to dispose of it. The Indian then received: notice. from the municipality to demolish the shed because the plan had 'not been submitted. He refused "to comply, and an official was sent to pull down the building, but was deterred by the menacing attitude :;of the occupant. The tax authorities, to extricate themselves from their difficulty, announce that the tiger will.be put up to public auction immediately. ; '
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 105, 30 October 1935, Page 18
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138TIGER FOR TAXES Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 105, 30 October 1935, Page 18
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