SUPER-TAX REMOVED

Evening Star, Issue 20558, 9 August 1930, Page 3

SUPER-TAX REMOVED

PREMIER SUGGESTS A BOUQUET BOASTS OF LANS' OWNERS [From Oca Parliamentary Reporter.] WELLINGTON, August 8. “ No credit is given us for taking off the super-tax,” remarked the Prime Minister in tho House to-day. The member for Mid-Canterbury had, ho continued, simply suggested that it made the Government a laughing stock, and that the poor results of the tax were due, apparently, to that wonderful word “ whatsoever,” which appeared in tho hardship clause. However, that critic had omitted to mention that the Government gave full effect to that clause by setting up a tribunal which was accepted by the landowners as a very fair one, and it did not endeavour to place on that commission anyone who might take a biased idea. In that respect Mr Jones might have presented just a little bouquet. . . Mr Jones; Quite a good commission. (Laughter.) ... Tho Prime Minister said their report was only in the way of recommendations; but ho accepted them.. It had been stated, he continued, that some of the landowners who secured exemptions had boasted that they “ put it over ” the commission. That might have been so, though he did not believe it, for the commission thoroughly examined every claim; but it did not improve the position that men should boast that they “got away with it.”